Review Article
Rewarding Best Pest Management Practices via Reduced Crop Insurance Premiums
Table 3
Hypothetical crop insurance proportional or weighted discounts for varying levels of implementation of three potential best herbicide resistance management tactics and practices in annual crop systems in the Northern Great Plains of Canada.
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Degree of adoption (maximum of 1.0) would be reflected in a best management practice index added to the loss ratio index in calculating a farmer’s insurance premium discount, similar to the actuarial approach proposed in the United States (Section 3.1.3). aEstablished for the different prairie soil climatic zones. bAcetyl-CoA carboxylase or acetolactate synthase inhibitor herbicides. cMeeting specified resistance management criteria. |