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Why can't US farmers just quit using pesticides and GM crops since there are so many questions about safety?
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∙ 14y ago
It's all about the economics of farming. Using corn as an example, average US nationwide yields would drop from around 160 bushels per acre to around 30 bushels per acre. Most other crops would do the same, and there are some that might not be produceable at all. If the US public wants to pay three to ten times as much for their food supply, most farmers will be only too happy to oblige. Farmers on the whole are a very market-conscious group, and will do their best to deliver what the market demands.
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How might these genetically-engineered crops impact the environment?
They will help the environment by allowing farmers to use fewer pesticides.
What is a chemical other than water or fertilizers that farmers might add to crops to improve yield?
various plant hormones and pesticides
What pesticides are used to kill insect pests?
Pesticides are used to prevent, kill and repel pests. The pesticides used to kill insects are attractants, fumigants, insecticides, pheromones and repellents.
Why should farmers use pesticides on there crops?
Yes, as long as they are responsible about how they do it. You as a consumer are less likely to have an insect sneak by & pay less for the food.
Instead of using pesticides what do farmers use?
Although organic farmers do in fact typically use some pesticides, they are greatly limited in what kinds of pesticides they are allowed to use. They therefore have to typically use lots of hand labor in the production of their crops. This is one reason why organic produce, for example, tends to be a little more costly than its counterpart.
How did farming in the south change after the civil war?
Farmers diversified their crops
Water pollution can be cause by pesticides and BLANK used on farms?
Fertilizers. Farmers put fertilizers on their crops and then the fertilizer can get washed into the ground or into a nearby river therefore polluting it.
Why do we spray pesticides on crops?
So insects won't eat the crops.
What three actions farmers could take to reduce the effect of pesticides on the environment?
They do it by spreading fertilizer, watering their crops, animal manure, soil nutrients,and by practicing crop rotation.
Why do famers use pesticides?
Famers use pesticides the keep their crops healthy and to kill pests
What is the cost of spaying pesticides on crops?
The cost of spraying pesticides on crops is high. Between the effects on health, pollution, animal and crop losses, and the costs of the pesticides themselves the costs of pesticides in the United States alone each year is over $10 billion.
What has the author John F Gale written?
John F. Gale has written: 'Farmers' pesticide expenditures for crops, livestock, and other selected uses in 1964' -- subject(s): Pesticides
