Others titles
- U.S. Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops
- Recent Trends in Genetic Engineering Adoption in Crops
Keywords
- Biotechnology
- Technology Adoption
- Genetic Engineering
- Pest Management
- Tillage
- Herbicide-tolerant Crops
- Insect Resistant Crops
- Corn Crops
- Soybean Crops
- Upland Cotton Crops
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops
This dataset summarizes the adoption of herbicide-tolerant and insect-resistant corn, cotton, and soybeans. The data is obtained by USDA’s (United States Department of Agriculture) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in the June Agricultural Survey for 2000 through 2019.
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Description
Adoption rates for genetically engineered (GE) crops increased rapidly following their commercial introduction in 1996. Soybeans and cotton have been among the most widely adopted GE crops in the United States, followed by corn. The data in this dataset is provided by year, State, and genetically engineered seed trait obtained by USDA’s (United States Department of Agriculture) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in the Crops/Stocks Survey (or Agricultural Survey) for the years 2000 to 2018.
The 2000-18 GE adoption data were collected as part of the Crops/Stocks Survey that NASS conducts during the first 2 weeks of June and publishes in the NASS Acreage report. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked during the first 2 weeks of June if they planted seed that, through biotechnology, were resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. Herbicide-tolerant varieties in the survey included only those developed using biotechnology. Insect-resistant varieties included only those containing the gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Seeds having both herbicide tolerant and insect resistant traits are referred to as “stacked.”
According to NASS, the States in the dataset represent 81-86% of all corn planted acres, 87-90% of all soybean planted acres, and 81-93% of all upland cotton planted acres (depending on the year). The acreage estimates are subject to sampling variability because all operations planting GE varieties are not included in the sample. The variability for the 48 corn States, calculated by NASS using the relative standard error at the U.S. level, is 0.3-1.8% for all GE varieties (depending on the year), 1.6-7.8% for insect-resistant (Bt)-only varieties; 1.6-3.8% for herbicide-tolerant-only varieties; and 0.6-10.8% for stacked-gene varieties. Variability for the 31 soybean States is 0.3-0.8% for herbicide-tolerant varieties, depending on the year. Variability for the 17 upland cotton States is 0.4-2.2% for all GE varieties, 4.6-21.4% for insect-resistant (Bt)-only varieties, 2.6-12.8% for herbicide-tolerant-only varieties, and 0.9-11.6% for stacked-gene varieties.
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Data Info
Date Created | 2000 |
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Last Modified | 2021-07-16 |
Version | 2021-07-16 |
Update Frequency |
Annual |
Temporal Coverage |
2000-2021 |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; |
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Keywords | Biotechnology, Technology Adoption, Genetic Engineering, Pest Management, Tillage, Herbicide-tolerant Crops, Insect Resistant Crops, Corn Crops, Soybean Crops, Upland Cotton Crops |
Other Titles | U.S. Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops, Recent Trends in Genetic Engineering Adoption in Crops |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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State | State name where the crop is planted | string | required : 1 |
Crop | Name of the crop | string | required : 1 |
Crop_Title | Name of the genetically engineered crop | string | required : 1 |
Seed_Variety | Genetically engineered seed trait | string | required : 1 |
Year | Year of data collection | date | required : 1 |
Percent_Planted_Acres | Percentage of all corn, soybean and upland cotton planted acres | integer | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
State | Crop | Crop Title | Seed Variety | Year | Percent Planted Acres |
Illinois | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 13.0 |
Indiana | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 7.0 |
Iowa | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 23.0 |
Kansas | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 25.0 |
Michigan | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 8.0 |
Minnesota | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 28.0 |
Missouri | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 20.0 |
Nebraska | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 24.0 |
North Dakota | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | |
Ohio | Corn | Genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties | Insect-resistant (Bt) only | 2000 | 6.0 |