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  • Genetically engineered crops continue to dominate soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers
    1/2/2024
    Genetically engineered crops continue to dominate soybean, cotton, and corn acres planted by U.S. farmers
  • Adoption of genetically engineered upland cotton in the United States, by trait, 2000–23
    10/4/2023
    Adoption of genetically engineered upland cotton in the United States, by trait, 2000–23
  • Adoption of genetically engineered corn in the United States, by trait, 2000–23
    10/4/2023
    Adoption of genetically engineered corn in the United States, by trait, 2000–23
  • Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the United States, 1996–2023
    10/4/2023
    Adoption of genetically engineered crops in the United States, 1996–2023
  • Two companies accounted for more than half of corn, soybean, and cotton seed sales in 2018–20
    10/2/2023
    Two companies accounted for more than half of corn, soybean, and cotton seed sales in 2018–20
  • Intellectual property protections for new crop varieties have increased
    9/25/2023
    Intellectual property protections for new crop varieties have increased
  • Crop research and development spending tracks sales revenue by major seed companies
    9/18/2023
    Crop research and development spending tracks sales revenue by major seed companies
  • More than half of harvested U.S. cropland uses seed varieties with at least one genetically modified trait
    8/7/2023
    More than half of harvested U.S. cropland uses seed varieties with at least one genetically modified trait
  • Prices for genetically modified seeds have risen much faster than non-GM seeds
    6/28/2023
    Prices for genetically modified seeds have risen much faster than non-GM seeds
  • States with strictest dicamba restrictions saw less dicamba applied after cotton planting in 2019
    9/27/2021
    States with strictest dicamba restrictions saw less dicamba applied after cotton planting in 2019
  • Farmers in major cotton-producing States reported declines in the effectiveness of the herbicide glyphosate in 2019
    7/30/2021
    Farmers in major cotton-producing States reported declines in the effectiveness of the herbicide glyphosate in 2019
  • Use of dicamba-tolerant seeds common among most major cotton-producing States in 2019
    7/7/2021
    Use of dicamba-tolerant seeds common among most major cotton-producing States in 2019
  • Farmers in all States surveyed in 2019 claimed to experience a decline in the effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling weeds
    7/6/2021
    Farmers in all States surveyed in 2019 claimed to experience a decline in the effectiveness of glyphosate for controlling weeds
  • There was less dicamba applied after planting in States where dicamba restrictions were strictest in 2019
    7/6/2021
    There was less dicamba applied after planting in States where dicamba restrictions were strictest in 2019
  • Use of dicamba-tolerant cotton was common in major upland cotton-growing States
    7/6/2021
    Use of dicamba-tolerant cotton was common in major upland cotton-growing States
  • Since 2000, U.S. cotton producers have increasingly used genetically engineered (GE) seeds with stacked traits
    12/16/2020
    Since 2000, U.S. cotton producers have increasingly used genetically engineered (GE) seeds with stacked traits
  • Genetically engineered soybean, cotton, and corn seeds have become widely adopted
    9/25/2020
    Genetically engineered soybean, cotton, and corn seeds have become widely adopted
  • Soybean farmers in States with more glyphosate-tolerant weed species appeared more likely to use dicamba-tolerant seeds
    10/2/2019
    Soybean farmers in States with more glyphosate-tolerant weed species appeared more likely to use dicamba-tolerant seeds
  • ICYMI... U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
    8/27/2019
    ICYMI... U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
  • ICYMI... Use of herbicide-tolerant seeds increased quickly following their commercialization, but plateaued in recent years
    8/20/2019
    ICYMI... Use of herbicide-tolerant seeds increased quickly following their commercialization, but plateaued in recent years
  • Drought-tolerant corn varieties often planted on non-irrigated fields
    7/29/2019
    Drought-tolerant corn varieties often planted on non-irrigated fields
  • No-till and conservation tillage practices are more common on fields planted with drought-tolerant corn
    6/10/2019
    No-till and conservation tillage practices are more common on fields planted with drought-tolerant corn
  • U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
    3/21/2019
    U.S. farmers adopting drought-tolerant corn about as quickly as they first adopted herbicide-tolerant and insect-tolerant varieties
  • Use of herbicide-tolerant seeds increased quickly following their commercialization, but plateaued in recent years
    2/28/2019
    Use of herbicide-tolerant seeds increased quickly following their commercialization, but plateaued in recent years
  • Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016
    2/4/2019
    Drought-tolerant corn accounted for about 40 percent of corn acreage in drought-prone Nebraska and Kansas in 2016
  • The share of corn and cotton acreage planted with genetically engineered stacked seeds has climbed since 2000
    12/4/2018
    The share of corn and cotton acreage planted with genetically engineered stacked seeds has climbed since 2000
  • Genetically engineered soybean, cotton, and corn seeds have become widely adopted
    10/25/2018
    Genetically engineered soybean, cotton, and corn seeds have become widely adopted
  • Most U.S. corn and cotton acreage in 2018 used genetically engineered seeds with stacked traits
    7/20/2018
    Most U.S. corn and cotton acreage in 2018 used genetically engineered seeds with stacked traits
  • Intellectual property rights for new plant varieties have expanded
    1/8/2018
    Intellectual property rights for new plant varieties have expanded
  • Technological innovations have increased corn yields
    9/19/2017
    Technological innovations have increased corn yields
  • Most GE corn and cotton seeds now have both herbicide tolerance and insect resistance
    7/31/2017
    Most GE corn and cotton seeds now have both herbicide tolerance and insect resistance
  • Herbicide-tolerant sugarbeets accounted for 98 percent of sugarbeet acreage by 2013
    6/1/2017
    Herbicide-tolerant sugarbeets accounted for 98 percent of sugarbeet acreage by 2013
  • Genetically engineered corn and cotton with both herbicide tolerance and insect resistance are now the norm
    8/18/2016
    Genetically engineered corn and cotton with both herbicide tolerance and insect resistance are now the norm
  • Genetically engineered varieties of corn, cotton, and soybeans have plateaued at more than 90 percent of U.S. acreage planted with those crops
    7/25/2016
    Genetically engineered varieties of corn, cotton, and soybeans have plateaued at more than 90 percent of U.S. acreage planted with those crops
  • Organic producers reported economic losses from unintended presence of genetically engineered crops
    6/22/2016
    Organic producers reported economic losses from unintended presence of genetically engineered crops
  • U.S. corn and soybean farmers use a wide variety of glyphosate resistance management practices
    5/2/2016
    U.S. corn and soybean farmers use a wide variety of glyphosate resistance management practices