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

L. Joe Moffitt, Richard L. Farnsworth, Luis R. Zavaleta and Marcos Kogan

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1986, vol. 68, issue 2, 274-279

Abstract: 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.

Date: 1986
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