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Implications Of Current Pesticide Regulations For The Nursery Manager

Recently there has been an announcement of a new federal super agency known as the Environmental Protection Agency. This agency, if formulated, will take over the determination of pesticide tolerances that are now a part of the Food and Drug Administration and the registration of pesticides which have been a function of the Department of Agriculture. If this agency functions as now planned, you will find that regulation of pesticides will become more stringent. Registration will become more difficult for the chemical companies to obtain. Therefore, costs will rise. Presently, it takes from 5 to 7 years from formulation to the time a pesticide is registered. The cost of such an undertaking is estimated to be $5 to $7 million dollars. The future does not indicate less expensive materials for you to use.


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Author(s): William Padgett

Event: Northeastern Area Nurserymen's Conference
1970 - Orono, Maine