We grow corn and soybeans. We've used genetically modified crops that benefit our farm since they were introduced 20 years ago. Specifically, we've adopted crops that are herbicide-resistant and produce the Bt protein. The herbicide-resistant crops allow us to use herbicide to kill weeds without … [Read more...]
Search Results for: GMOs
GMOs & Crop-Protection Products
If no GMO crops were planted between 1996 and 2018, farmers would've applied an additional 776 million kilograms of crop-protection products. Find out more about the impact of genetically modified crop from PG Economics. … [Read more...]
GMOs & Farmland
If no genetically modified crops were planted in 2018, we would've needed an additional 14 percent of arable farmland in the United States to maintain current production levels. Read more about the impact of GMOs from PG Economics. … [Read more...]
GMOs & Carbon Emissions
If no GMO crops were grown in 2018, an additional 23 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide would’ve made its way into the atmosphere. That’s equivalent to an additional 15.3 million cars on the road! Read the full report by PG Economics here. … [Read more...]
GMOs: 25 Years Later
Genetically modified crops are celebrating an important milestone! It's been 25 years since the first GMO crops were planted in the United States. A lot has changed over the last two-and-a-half decades in agriculture. And by all accounts, GMOs are a success! How do we know? Luckily the … [Read more...]
World Resources Institute: Plant More GMOs to Prevent Looming Food Gap
The world is about to see a huge population boom: there will be an estimated 10 billion people sharing the planet by 2050. And we currently don't produce enough food to meet those demands. So we will have to ramp up production if we're going to keep feeding everyone. But how? The World … [Read more...]
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