Corinne E. Alexander and Thuy Van MellorDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University. Adoption of transgenic corn resistant to corn rootworm (CRW corn) was analyzed using a probit model with data from a survey of Indiana producers. Operator age, farm size, and regional…

Roger A. SedjoResources for the Future, Washington, DC. Although anticipation of a biotechnology revolution has led to expectations of high rates of adoption and substantial financial returns, one area that has been slow to develop is that of tree biotechnology, particularly genetically…

Gary J. Wingenbach and Tracy A. RutherfordTexas A&M University What do journalists think about information source trustworthiness, bias, and fairness in communicating agricultural biotechnology issues? Fifty Texas journalists and 40 national agriculture journalists representing newspapers and television media responded to this study….

Andrew J. KnightMichigan State University & Arkansas State University. This paper compares the effects of perceived and objective knowledge measures and their relationship to a series of agricultural biotechnology applications using data gathered in a survey of regional Southwestern adults (N =…

Dwayne D. Kirk and Kim McIntoshSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University The use of transgenic plants for production and oral delivery of vaccines has been shown effective in animal trials and Phase I human clinical testing. The use of edible plants…

Graham BrookesPG Economics Ltd., Dorchester, UK. This paper examines the farm-level impact of use of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GM HT) soybeans in Romania. It covers the context of soybeans in Romania, weeds, conventional control measures, and the impact of using herbicide-tolerant technology….