Farm Bureau Request for Information on FQPA

Clemson University Response to Farm Bureau Request for Information on Potential Impact of FQPA on South Carolina Farmers Return to FQPA Index

Letter from South Carolina Farm Bureau President David M. Winkles

Response from John Kelly, Vice President Clemson University Public Service & Agriculture

Response from Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service

Response to Question #1 - What is the expected economic impacts on South Carolina, if all organophosphates and carbamates pesticides are banned in 1999?

Some Economic Impacts from Reduced Use of Selected Chemicals on South Carolina Farms

Tree Fruit Tree Losses

Response to Question #2 - What would be the expected effects of such a ban on the price of major food items?

Response to Question #3 - What would be the health risk trade-offs associated with such a ban?

Summaries on Individual Crops

Fruits

Diseases
Insects
Southeastern Professional Fruit Workers Letter to EPA, October 28, 1998
(Peaches, Blueberries, Brambles or Caneberries, Strawberries, Grapes)

Vegetables

Field Crops

Loss and Risk Calculations Associated with the Cancellation of Organophosphate and Carbamate Insecticides on Soybean, Peanut, and Wheat in South Carolina
Comments on the loss of FQPA pesticides on South Carolina cotton

Insects
Diseases

Ornamentals

Mosquitoes

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