Adoption of GE Corn in the U.S.A. ercent of planted acres 80 70 60 50 Stacked 40 30 HT only 品 Btonly 10 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Source:ERS,using NASS survey data ●● ●●● ●●●
Source: ERS, using NASS survey data Adoption of GE Corn in the U.S.A. Bt only HT only Stacked 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Percent of planted acres
Why are U.S.farmers adopting GE crops? According to USDA surveys,the main reasons stated by U.S.farmers for adopting GE crops are: 1.To increase yields 2.To save management time and make other practices easier. 3.To decrease pesticide input costs. ●●a ●●● ●●●
Why are U.S. farmers adopting GE crops? According to USDA surveys, the main reasons stated by U.S. farmers for adopting GE crops are: 1. To increase yields 2. To save management time and make other practices easier. 3. To decrease pesticide input costs