This statistic shows the results of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey which was conducted for soybeans in 2006. U.S. farmers were asked about their reasons for using genetically engineered (GE) soybeans. Some 60 percent of the respondents use genetically engineered soybeans with herbicide tolerance traits in order to increase their yields.
Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT soybeans in the United States in 2006*
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* Bt crops that have insect-resistant traits and HT crops that have herbicide tolerance traits.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Economic Research Service (ERS) sponsor the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). This survey includes a crop-specific survey of production practices (called ARMS Phase 2) for selected major crops each once every 5 years on a rotating basis. This survey was conducted in 2006 for soybeans, 2007 for cotton, and 2010 for corn.
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US Department of Agriculture. (February 24, 2014). Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT soybeans in the United States in 2006* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/306144/us-farmers--reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-soybeans/
US Department of Agriculture. "Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT soybeans in the United States in 2006* ." Chart. February 24, 2014. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306144/us-farmers--reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-soybeans/
US Department of Agriculture. (2014). Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT soybeans in the United States in 2006* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306144/us-farmers--reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-soybeans/
US Department of Agriculture. "Farmers' Reasons for Adopting Genetically Engineered (Ge) Ht Soybeans in The United States in 2006* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306144/us-farmers--reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-soybeans/
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Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT soybeans in the United States in 2006* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, February 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/306144/us-farmers--reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-soybeans/