Economic and environmental implications of herbicide-tolerant corn and processing tomatoes

Marvin Hayenga; Leland C. Thompson; Craig Chase; Susan Kaaria

ABSTRACT:

The potential economic and environmental impact of herbicide tolerant varieties (HTC) of corn and processing tomatoes were considered. Less and different chemicals would be applied. Production costs with HTC technologies are expected to decline slightly to moderately based upon partial budget analysis of the most prevalent production technologies. The benefit from a shift to HTC technology within a ridge tillage system in corn were less. The more environmentally friendly herbicides likely to he paired with HTC seemed to offer some environmental advantages.

Footnotes

Marvin Hayenga is a professor, Leland C. Thompson is a post-doctoral research associate., Craig Chase is an extension associate, and Susan Kaaria is a research assistant, Department of' Economics, Iowa State University, Ames 50011. No senior authoiship is assigned. Financial support was provided by the Iowa State University Bioethics Program, the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, and the Northwest Area and Joyce Foundations. Journal Paper No. 1-14425 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames. Project No. 2872.
Copyright 1992 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society

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