Herbicide Application Rates: Risk Premiums with Environmental Implications

This paper examines the role of risk aversion in setting herbicide label rates and application rates. Companies establish label rates to be efficacious for a wide range of conditions. The use of reduced rates of herbicide offer the opportunity to increase farm profit and reduce herbicide use, an environmental benefit.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Massey, Raymond E.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Crop Production/Industries \| Environmental Economics and Policy \| Risk and Uncertainty

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2006 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2006 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida Number 35261
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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