Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo, Charlie Hallahan, Richard Nehring, and Seth WechslerUS Department of Agriculture, Economic Research ServiceArthur GrubeUS Environmental Protection Agency This study examines the extent to which adopting herbicide-tolerant (HT) soybeans affects conservation tillage practices and herbicide use. The model is estimated using…
Theodoros SkevasWageningen UniversityEnoch M. KikulweGeorg-August-University of GoettingenHelen PapadopoulouAristotle University of ThessalonikiIoannis SkevasWageningen UniversityJustus WesselerTechnische Universität München The new EU proposal (IP/10/921) states that bans on genetically modified (GM) crops should not be based on environmental and health grounds, and it proposes a…
Derek G. BrewinUniversity of ManitobaStavroula MallaUniversity of Lethbridge This article is a broad assessment of the effect of biotechnology on canola in Canada. We examine the effects of biotechnology on the canola industry in terms of area, varieties, and yields, as well…
Davide Menozzi, Cristina Mora, and Alberto MerigoUniversity of Parma, Italy Increasing demand for fish must be satisfied sustainably, and genetically modified (GM) fish will probably be part of the solution. This article aims to describe the future trends in the salmon-farming sector…
Puran MalJustus Liebig University Giessen, GermanyAsif Reza AnikBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural UniversitySiegfried Bauer and P. Michael SchmitzJustus Liebig University Giessen, Germany This article adds to the existing literature by identifying determinants of the Bt cotton adoption decision, as well as what…
Rohit SinglaMcGill University, MontrealPhillip Johnson and Sukant MisraTexas Tech University Refuge requirements for Bt cotton varieties were examined for three cotton-growing regions in India, considering resistance evolution in cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) to Bt toxin and pyrethroid pesticides. Biological, yield, and regulatory…
Xiaolan LiuIllinois Institute for Rural AffairsMichael FarmerTexas Tech UniversitySerge CaparedaTexas A&M University Agricultural residue/wastes are promising for producing bioenergy, despite the existing considerations, such as spatial distribution, production costs, and an unstable supply. This study quantifies the supply variance of waste biomass…
Gregory K. Regier, Timothy J. Dalton, and Jeffery R. WilliamsKansas State University This research adds to previous literature by examining the impact of genetically modified (GM) maize on net return risk for smallholders in South Africa. Producers of GM maize pay 35%…
