Why Iowa Farmers Plant Genetically Modified Crops

8/30/2006

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Why Iowa Farmers Plant Genetically Modified Crops

What are biotech/GMO/transgenic crops?

Share of global biotech crops acreage, 2004

Adoption rate of biotech crops in U.S.

Global planting of biotech crops, 2005

U.S. planting of biotech crops, 2006

Iowa planting of biotech crops, 2006

US corn use, 2005

US soybean use, 2005

History of agricultural biotechnology

Why do farmers plant GMO corn?

Savings from Bt technology

The alternative to Bt seeds

Why do farmers plant GMO soybeans?

Roundup™ (glyphosate) herbicide

Roundup Ready® crops

Glyphosate’s advantages for farmers

Glyphosate’s advantages for the environment

Glyphosate herbicides enable and encourage conservation tillage

“No-till”, defined

Environmental benefits of conservation tillage

Farmer benefits of conservation tillage

New developments in biotech

New developments in biotech

New developments in biotech

New developments in biotech

Email: jseveringhaus@ifbf.org