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The Economic Impact of Cancelling the Use of 2,4,5-T in Rice Production

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  • Gerlow, Arthur R.

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Cancelling registration for use of 2,4,5-T would lower rice producers' farm income $4.5 million in the rice areas of the Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi deltas. Loss in income would result from weed infestations that would reduce field yields and contaminate harvested grain. The type of indigenous weed infestations and the close proximity of cotton and soybeans limit the herbicides which can be used safely and effectively. Through the years, farmers and aerial applicators had learned to use 2,4,5-T; thus, damage to susceptible crops has been minimal and weed control effective. Inability to use 2,4,5-T could also disrupt existing domestic marketing practices and adversely affect U.S. dollar markets abroad.

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  • Gerlow, Arthur R., 1973. "The Economic Impact of Cancelling the Use of 2,4,5-T in Rice Production," Miscellaneous Publications 324163, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:324163
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.324163
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