This paper is relevant to the impact areas in the following areas:
| Crops | Soybean |
| Traits | Herbicide Tolerance |
| Countries | US |
| Regions | North America |
| Tags | adoption, economics, soybean, survey, US, yield |
Genetically engineered (GE) soybeans first became available to farmers in 1996. Despite the common questions regarding any new crop technology, the new seeds were rapidly adopted. This study examines the characteristics of adopters, as well as yield and weed control cost changes, using survey results from Delaware farmers at the start of the 2000 season. Duration analysis reveals that earlieradopting farmers had larger farms and tended to use computers for financial management, while regression analysis shows significantly lower weed control costs and, to a lesser extent, higher yields for GE soybeans.
Performance Results and Characteristics of Adopters of Genetically Engineered Soybeans in Delaware (held on an external server, and so may require additional authentication details)
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