Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Disaster Assistance and 1993 Crop Quality Issues
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Minutes of the Business Meetings and Hearings of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives (pursuant to Committee Rule IVf).
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress
Author: Congressional Information Service
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Pesticide Use in U.S. Agriculture
Author: Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Pesticide use has changed considerably over the past five decades. Rapid growth characterized the first 20 years, ending in 1981. The total quantity of pesticides applied to the 21 crops analyzed grew from 196 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients in 1960 to 632 million pounds in 1981. Improvements in the types and modes of action of active ingredients applied along with small annual fluctuations resulted in a slight downward trend in pesticide use to 516 million pounds in 2008. These changes were driven by economic factors that determined crop and input prices and were influenced by pest pressures, environmental and weather conditions, crop acreages, agricultural practices (including adoption of genetically engineered crops), access to land-grant extension personnel and crop consultants, the cost-effectiveness of pesticides and other practices in protecting crop yields and quality, technological innovations in pest management systems/practices, and environmental and health regulations. Emerging pest management policy issues include the development of glyphosate-resistant weed populations associated with the large increase in glyphosate use since the late 1990s, the development of Bt-resistant western corn rootworm in some areas, and the arrival of invasive or exotic pest species, such as soybean aphid and soybean rust, which can influence pesticide use patterns and the development of Integrated Pest Management programs.
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Pesticide use has changed considerably over the past five decades. Rapid growth characterized the first 20 years, ending in 1981. The total quantity of pesticides applied to the 21 crops analyzed grew from 196 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients in 1960 to 632 million pounds in 1981. Improvements in the types and modes of action of active ingredients applied along with small annual fluctuations resulted in a slight downward trend in pesticide use to 516 million pounds in 2008. These changes were driven by economic factors that determined crop and input prices and were influenced by pest pressures, environmental and weather conditions, crop acreages, agricultural practices (including adoption of genetically engineered crops), access to land-grant extension personnel and crop consultants, the cost-effectiveness of pesticides and other practices in protecting crop yields and quality, technological innovations in pest management systems/practices, and environmental and health regulations. Emerging pest management policy issues include the development of glyphosate-resistant weed populations associated with the large increase in glyphosate use since the late 1990s, the development of Bt-resistant western corn rootworm in some areas, and the arrival of invasive or exotic pest species, such as soybean aphid and soybean rust, which can influence pesticide use patterns and the development of Integrated Pest Management programs.
Oversight of the Disaster Assistance Programs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Sharing the Challenge
Author: Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee (U.S.)
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Text of Sharing the Challenge: Floodplain Management into the 21st Century, The Report of the Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee. It proposes a better way to manage floodplains.
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Text of Sharing the Challenge: Floodplain Management into the 21st Century, The Report of the Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee. It proposes a better way to manage floodplains.
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (3rd Ed. )
Author: Andy Clark
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437903797
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437903797
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Cover crops slow erosion, improve soil, smother weeds, enhance nutrient and moisture availability, help control many pests and bring a host of other benefits to your farm. At the same time, they can reduce costs, increase profits and even create new sources of income. You¿ll reap dividends on your cover crop investments for years, since their benefits accumulate over the long term. This book will help you find which ones are right for you. Captures farmer and other research results from the past ten years. The authors verified the info. from the 2nd ed., added new results and updated farmer profiles and research data, and added 2 chap. Includes maps and charts, detailed narratives about individual cover crop species, and chap. about aspects of cover cropping.