George B. FrisvoldUniversity of ArizonaTerrance M. HurleyUniversity of MinnesotaPaul D. MitchellUniversity of Wisconsin Weeds, along with insect pests and plant diseases, are sources of biotic stress in crop systems that reduce yields, raise production costs, and contribute to income risk to farmers…
George B. FrisvoldUniversity of ArizonaAbigail BoorConnell and AssociatesJeanne M. ReevesCotton Incorporated This study used state-level data from 1997-2002 to econometrically estimate factors explaining the diffusion of two technologies by US cotton producers: herbicide-resistant (HR) cotton seed varieties and conservation tillage. A simultaneous…
Swagata “Ban” BanerjeeAlabama A&M UniversitySteven W. MartinDelta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State UniversityRoland K. Roberts and James A. LarsonUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleRobert J. Hogan, Jr.Texas Cooperative Extension District 6 Center, Texas A&M UniversityJason L. JohnsonTexas AgriLife Extension District 8 Center, Texas…
Terrance M. HurleyUniversity of MinnesotaPaul D. MitchellUniversity of WisconsinGeorge B. FrisvoldUniversity of Arizona The introduction and rapid adoption of herbicide-tolerant crops has renewed interest in better understanding the characteristics of herbicides and weed-management programs that are important to growers besides profitability. This…
Terry M. HurleyUniversity of MinnesotaPaul D. MitchellUniversity of WisconsinGeorge B. FrisvoldUniversity of Arizona Roundup Ready® (RR) crops have been widely adopted because they provide significant benefits to growers, but glyphosate- resistant weeds threaten the sustainability of these benefits. Weed best-management practices (BMPs)…
Terrance M. HurleyUniversity of MinnesotaPaul D. MitchellUniversity of WisconsinGeorge B. FrisvoldUniversity of Arizona This study estimates grower benefits of Roundup-Ready® (RR) weed management programs and how weed-resistance concerns and resistance-management practices affect those benefits. Direct survey methods were used to elicit grower…
Justin G. GardnerMiddle Tennessee State UniversityRichard F. NehringEconomic Research Service, US Department of AgricultureCarl H. NelsonUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign In spite of widespread adoption, there is mixed evidence as to whether adopting genetically modified (GM) crops increases farm welfare. One possible…
Jonne Rodenburg and Matty DemontAfrica Rice Center (AfricaRice) Weed-inflicted yield losses in rice equate to half the current rice imports in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and African rice farmers have a limited range of effective and affordable weed management technologies. Herbicide-resistance (HR) technologies…
Guanming Shi, Jean-Paul Chavas, and Kyle W. StiegertUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison This article investigates the effects of supply-side factors on the pricing of soybean seeds in the United States. We discuss recent trends that have shaped the US soybean seed market. Using an…
Koen DillenKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenMatty DemontAfrica Rice Center (Africa Rice) and Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenEric TollensKatholieke Universiteit Leuven In ex-ante impact assessment of proprietary seed technologies, the assessor operates under scarce and imperfect data. No market has been established for the new technology and…
