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U.S. farmers have greatly increased land productivity through the use of synthetic chemical pesticides.
Increasingly, the agriculture industry must weigh a multitude of economic, environmental, legal, and policy factors when making decisions on pesticide use and the adoption of new technologies.
Pesticide use is regulated closely by the Federal Government through laws including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA); and the methyl bromide provisions of the Clean Air Act.
ERS research emphasizes the factors underlying the adoption of pesticides and other pest control technologies and the economic and environmental implications of laws, policies, and regulations affecting pesticides and pest management.
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Crop Production Practices—Phase II of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is USDA’s primary source of information about the current status and trends in crop production practices for major crops (corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton). This survey also obtains data on U.S. farmers' agricultural resource use, as well as data to assess potential environmental impacts associated with crop production practices. The ARMS survey yields annual data summaries for field-level data by crop, including: irrigation technology and water use, nutrient use and nutrient management practices, crop residue management practices, pest management practices and pesticide use, and crop seed variety. Data summaries are available for production years 1996-2000 (1996-98 and 2000 for wheat).(1/03)
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updated: January 14, 2003
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