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  • August 1979 (Revised March 1984)
  • Case

Environmental Protection Agency: Emergency Pesticide Exemptions

By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Pollutants; Chemicals; United States
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  • November 1983 (Revised May 1984)
  • Background Note

Note on the Export of Pesticides from the United States to Developing Countries

This is an issues-oriented note designed to stimulate discussion of the ethical aspects of the sale of pesticides which are not approved for any use or only for restricted use in the United States to less developed countries. It is organized as follows: the problem,... View Details
Keywords: Pollutants; Ethics; Health; Chemicals; Developing Countries and Economies; Chemical Industry; United States
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  • September 1992 (Revised October 1994)
  • Case

Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990

By: Lynn S. Paine
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Government Legislation; United States
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  • June 1995
  • Teaching Note

Pesticide Export Reform Act of 1990, The TN

By: Lynn S. Paine
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  • February 1984 (Revised March 1984)
  • Teaching Note

Environmental Protection Agency: Emergency Pesticide Exemptions, Teaching Note

By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Law; Pollutants
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  • April 2018
  • Case

The Bayer - Monsanto Merger: GMOs and 'Science for a Better Life'

By: Martha J. Crawford and James Barnett
This case allows students to explore the economic, ethical and legal challenges faced by agri-business companies, after several decades of promoting and selling Genetically Modified (GM) crops. Starting in the 1980s, the widespread introduction of GM crops was... View Details
Keywords: Merger; Acquisition; GMO; Genetically Modified Crops; Neonics; Pesticides; Crop Seeds; EU; Mergers and Acquisitions; Agribusiness; Genetics; Natural Environment; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Consolidation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Europe; United States
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  • February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
  • Case

Allied Chemical Corp. (A)

By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an... View Details
Keywords: Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Laws and Statutes; Welfare; Legal Liability; Business and Government Relations; Chemical Industry
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  • 03 Jan 2013
  • Working Paper Summaries

The Value of Advice: Evidence from Mobile Phone-Based Agricultural Extension

Keywords: by Shawn A. Cole; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 20 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change

" Take, for example, marine biologist Rachel Carson, who alerted the public to the dangers of pesticides in the 1950s; Donald Trump, who, throughout 2016, rallied citizens around the slogan “Make America Great Again;” or Teresa... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 09 Apr 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?

asking that question through research on the controversial issue of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), agricultural products that are genetically altered to increase yield, incorporate pesticide properties, or exhibit other beneficial... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

half of farmers calling AO in the first seven months. Farmers offered the service turn less often to other farmers and input sellers for agricultural advice. Management practices change as well: we observe an increase in the adoption of more effective View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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