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chages in their farming practices.
Among the findings:
• The majority of U.S. farmers say they already have made some changes in their farming practices as a result of public opinion about the environment, mostly in the areas of pesticide use and conservation tillage.
• Ninety-two percent of U.S. farmers say they are very or somewhat likely to use safer pesticides in the future.
• Sixty-six percent of U.S. farmers favor tougher enforcement of penalties for misapplication of pesticides. Forty-one percent favor mandatory education and certification for those who apply pesticides. However, less than half of all farmers say that pesticides are kno
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