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2019 ASHS Annual Conference

Enacting Policies to Ban Pesticides in Greenhouse and Nursery Production

Monday, July 22, 2019: 3:35 PM
Montecristo 1 (Tropicana Las Vegas)
Ben Campbell, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Many consumers have begun to question and/or advocate for the banning of pesticides in the production of their food. As such, it is most likely the case that consumers would want pesticides to be eliminated from other products they purchase. Using data from a 2019 online study, we examine consumer sentiment toward enacting policies that would ban pesticide use in greenhouse and nursery production.