George Frisvold, John Sullivan, and Anton RanesesUniversity of Arizona, Economic Research Service & Defense Logistics Agency The distribution of gains of plant breeding and plant genetic resource exchange has been the source of heated North-South debates in meetings of the United Nations…
Mywish Maredia, Frederic Erbisch, Anwar Naseem, Amie Hightower, James Oehmke, Dave Weatherspoon, and Christopher WolfMichigan State University This paper discusses the significance of intellectual property (IP) protection by public research institutes. It argues that such protection can be compatible with the mission…
Nicholas KalaitzandonakesUniversity of Missouri Even the optimists among biotechnology proponents have been caught off guard by the extremely fast farm-level adoption of bioengineered crops. In 1999, just four years from commercial introduction, an estimated 40% of the total United States (US) corn,…
Janet Carpenter and Leonard GianessiNational Center for Food and Agricultural Policy Soybean growers have adopted herbicide tolerant varieties at a rapid rate. While some potential cost savings may have driven adoption, the primary reason growers are switching to new programs is the…
Murray Fulton and Lynette KeyowskiUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada The commercial sale of herbicide resistant (HR) canola has raised questions about the benefits of this new technology for seed and chemical companies, farmers, consumers, and other players in the supply chain. In this…
Greg Traxler and José Falck-ZepedaAuburn University Some concern has been expressed about the potential for abuse of monopoly power in the marketing of genetically modified (GM) seeds in the United States (US). Are the firms marketing GM seeds extracting all of the…
Gregg HillyerProgressive Farmer Transgenic crops promise to drastically change how farmers produce and market their feedgrains and oilseeds. These changes will produce challenges for United States (US) farmers and the entire agricultural industry. How these obstacles are resolved will impact the future…
John FetrowUniversity of Minnesota Since its adoption in 1994 in the United States (US), Monsanto’s rBST product, Posilac®, has been very rapidly adopted by the commercial dairy industry. It has been shown in repeated studies to be safe for cows and to…
L.J. ButlerUniversity of California-Davis This brief paper addresses some of the issues that surround rBST use on United States (US) dairy farms 5 years after its commercial availability. Specifically, the focus of our inquiry is on two fundamental issues. First, has this…
Karen CoaldrakeContext Consulting Adoption of agronomic traits has led to investment into quality traits. However, true values of these traits are poorly understood. Traits may lack the required value to satisfy all participants in the chain from technology supplier to end user….
