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Economic Impact of Public Pest Information: Soybean Insect Forecasts in Illinois

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  • L. Joe Moffitt
  • Richard L. Farnsworth
  • Luis R. Zavaleta
  • Marcos Kogan

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Previous agricultural pest management information studies have focused on the consequences of providing pest information to farmers without access to other sources of pest information. In view of the proliferation of commercial scouting services, this paper uses a preposterior decision model of pest management to examine the outcomes likely to follow from introduction of public pest information into an area with an existing commercial pest information market. Empirical estimates of the impact of a soybean insect forecast system in Illinois demonstrate that although farmers can benefit from public pest information, the implications for pesticide use depend on the reliability of public forecasts.

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  • L. Joe Moffitt & Richard L. Farnsworth & Luis R. Zavaleta & Marcos Kogan, 1986. "Economic Impact of Public Pest Information: Soybean Insect Forecasts in Illinois," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 68(2), pages 274-279.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:68:y:1986:i:2:p:274-279.
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    1. J. Pannell, David, 1991. "Pests and pesticides, risk and risk aversion," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 5(4), pages 361-383, August.
    2. Lybbert, Travis J. & Magnan, Nicholas & Gubler, W. Douglas, 2012. "Multi-Dimensional Responses to Risk Information: How do Winegrape Growers Respond to Disease Forecasts and to What Environmental Effect?," Working Papers 162521, Robert Mondavi Institute Center for Wine Economics.
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    5. Muto, Yukio, 2001. "Fault-Responsibility Dilemmas and Distortions in Pest Control Advising," Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics (formerly Japanese Journal of Rural Economics), Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ), vol. 3.
    6. Martin, William E. & Seitz, Wesley D., 1991. "The Search for an Optimal U.S. Agricultural Water Quality Policy," 1991 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Manhattan, Kansas 271213, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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