'Too much of a good thing': Overuse is making Bt corn less effective against rootworm, analysis shows
Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...
Corn rootworm's secret weapon: How a genetic 'pause' helps a billion-dollar pest survive winter
A study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers fresh insights into ...
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New study suggests farmers may not need rootworm-resistant corn seed
The overuse of rootworm-resistant corn has led to the crop becoming less effective at controlling the destructive pest – a problem that could cost an estimated $1.6 billion in lifetime economic losses ...
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Field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers’ profits
Several years ago, Krupke noticed a difference between corn rootworm reports in the eastern and western Corn Belt states. “We were all in different regions of the country, yet doing much the ...
Beyond Pesticides7d
Mexico Rejects U.S. Forcing Genetically Engineered Corn on Country under Trade Agreement
In the face of U.S. efforts to require Mexico, under a trade agreement, to import genetically engineered corn, last week the ...
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John Stinner: University of Nebraska’s statewide work supports agriculture, rural communities
Our state’s future depends on making sure that all parts of our state move forward—and the University of Nebraska System, with its 500-mile-wide campus, is an invaluable partner in that ...