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Stewardship Challenges for New Pest Management Technologies in Agriculture

Task Force Chairs
Mississippi State University
Authors
Portland State University
Michigan State University
University of Arizona
Texas A&M University
Abstract
Technology is a key enabler of more efficient agricultural production as growers attempt to meet the cost-effective need for increased food, fiber, and bioenergy, while managing limited inputs, conserving valuable natural resources, and protecting environmental quality. Each new pest management technology (weed, insect, disease) developed brings a number of benefits and risks—environmental, health, resistance—that must be considered and managed through effective stewardship practices to ensure that benefits are fully realized while risks are minimized.
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Reviewers
Asmus Farm Supply
University of Minnesota
Corteva Agriscience
New Mexico State University
CAST Liaisons
Corteva Agriscience
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