Agricultural Chemical Usage: 1997 Livestock and General Farm Summary. April 1999

摘要

This report provides pesticide use information on segments of agriculture not previously collected by National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Prior to 1997, the NASS pesticides use program focused on crop-specific items such as corn, soybeans, apples, lettuce, etc. The data in this report, along with the crop-specific pesticide use data, will enable a more comprehensive look at the total amounts of pesticides used in the United States. Pesticides in this report are defined as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other chemicals. Pesticides are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and have an EPA number on the container of the product.