The Use of Genetically Engineered Dicamba-Tolerant Soybean Seeds Has Increased Quickly, Benefiting Adopters but Damaging Crops in Some Fields

Seth J. Wechsler, David Smith, Jonathan McFadden, Laura Dodson and Sam Williamson

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2019, vol. October 2019, issue 09

Abstract: Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide that kills most broad-leaf weeds and grasses. Genetically engineered glyphosate-tolerant soybeans were commercialized in 1996, and acres planted with glyphosate-tolerant soybeans and glyphosate use increased rapidly in the years that followed. By 2006, almost 9 out of every 10 soybean acres were planted with glyphosate-tolerant seeds. Glyphosate-tolerant weeds were identified in the majority of soybean-producing States by 2018. Herbicides other than glyphosate, such as dicamba, can help control these weeds. In 2018, about 43 percent of U.S. soybean acreage was planted with dicamba-tolerant seeds.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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