Production and Cost Implications of a Multi-Pest Management Program for Pecans

Katherine H. Reichelderfer
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Katherine Smith Evans

No 329204, Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This study examines the impacts on pecan production that could result from adoption of a newly developed multi-pest management program for Southeastern pecans. The cost of the program is greater than the cost of conventional control of pecan pests. Analysis of yield data suggests, however, that employment of the multi-pest management program may increase pecan yield over that obtained using the conventional system of pesticide applications. The value of yield increases on experimental acreage was sufficiently high to offset the increased cost of pest control. Further research is required to examine the impacts of widespread adoption of the program.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 86
Date: 1979-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.329204

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