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Economic, Environmental and Energy Use Implications of Short-Season Cotton Production: Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James L. Larson ,
Ronald D. Lacewell ,
James E. Casey ,
Marvin D. Heilman ,
L. Neal Namken  and
Roy D. Parker
James L. Larson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Ronald D. Lacewell
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
James E. Casey
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Marvin D. Heilman
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Agricultural Extension Service
L. Neal Namken
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Roy D. Parker
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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Quantities of insecticides used per acre by cotton producers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas are among the nation's highest. This is due to the presence of many different insect pests and especially to their increasing tolerance to insecticides. As insects become resistant to insecticides, farmers tend to increase the number of insecticide applications, further compounding the problem. Even using large amounts of insecticides, control of damaging insects has been unsatisfactory.

Typically, a long-season cotton variety, requiring a 160 to 180 day season, is grown. Because the probability of rainfall is much greater in August than in July [4], most harvesting can be expected in August.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , July 1975 , pp. 171 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1975

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Technical Article No. 11498 of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. This publication was supported in part by the National Science Foundation and Environmental Protection Agency, through a grant (NSF GB-34718) to the University of California. The work was in cooperation with ARS-U.S. Department of Agriculture and funded in part under USDA Cooperative Agreement Number 12-14-100-11, 194(33). The findings, opinions and recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the University of California, the National Science Foundation or the Environmental Protection Agency. Use of a brand name does not infer endorsement of a product by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas Agricultural Extension Service of U.S. Department of Agriculture. Further naming specific pesticides is not to be interpreted as authors' recommendation for their use.

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