Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

The Table provides corn growers with several benefits. It can help you: • Understand which hybrids have which traits—including Bt and herbicide-tolerant traits; • Avoid developing resistance ...

Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 ...

“This is the first paper published showing offsite benefits to other host ... of the U.S. in the 20 years before Bt maize was introduced to the 20 years that followed its debut. They found that ...

In these states, farmers commonly plant corn continuously ... on comparing the financial costs and benefits to themselves when using the rootworm Bt trait might help protect the trait's future ...

“‘Too much of a good thing’ is really the key message. Overplanting Bt corn causes farmers to lose some of its benefits for suppressing rootworm populations and preserving yields.” Aaron Gassmann, ...