factors influencing behavioral reaction of corn farmers to mitigate production risks in kermanshah township region constituted the main purpose followed in this descriptive-correlational study. the study population was comprised of corn farmers of kermanshah township who cultivated corn during the farming year 2009-2010 (n= 3239).a sample of 340 farmers was selected through systematic random sa...

Genetically engineered Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) corn provides farmers with a new tool for controlling the European corn borer (ECB). The high efficacy and potential rapid adoption of Bt corn has raised concerns that the ECB will develop resistance to Bt. The Environmental Protection Agency has responded to these concerns by requiring farmers to plant refuge corn. Current refuge requirements ...

Executive Summary Mexico's experience of liberalization is a canary in the mineshaft for other agricultural economies in the Global South. Mexico's political and economic ties to the United States mean that it is subject, perhaps more than any other country in the world, to the direct political-economic intervention of its powerful northern neighbor. The effects of such interventions have unequ...

Research about N management in corn has rapidly advanced during the last 10 years. Farmers and agronomists can use different recommendation systems such as the regional N recommendations that are based on yield response and profit optimization (Sawyer et al., 2006) or in-season N diagnostics tools such as chlorophyll meters or crop canopy sensors (Scharf and Lory, 2002; Holland and Sheperds, 20...

Since the 1920s, American farmers have received various forms of federal support in an effort to keep farmers farming and provide Americans with an affordable, stable food supply. Wheat, soybeans, and especially corn are currently the most highly subsidized crops; products made from these crops, including high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated fats, have flooded the market as cheap means for...

the purpose of research was analyzing educational needs of corn farmer's regarding biological control bracon parasitoid of corn caradrina in dezful township, khouzestan province, iran. the method of research was correlative descriptive. a random sample of dezful township corn farmers of khouzestan province, iran (n=350) were selected for participation in the study. a questionnaire was developed...

We develop and estimate a discrete-choice model of differentiated products for the corn and soybean seed industry in the United States to assess the welfare impact of genetically engineered (GE) crop varieties. We use a unique dataset, spanning the period 1996-2011, that contains rich information on the adoption of GE traits. Using a two-level nested logit model, we estimate that U.S. farmers a...

20 A farmer's decision on whether to control a pest is usually based on the perceived 21 threat of the pest locally and the guidance of commercial advisors. Therefore farmers in a 22 region are often influenced by similar circumstances, and this can create a coordinated 23 response for pest control that is effective at a landscape scale. This coordinated response is 24 not intentional, but is a...

Storage sheds like these Cameroonian corn cribs leave crops vulnerable to Aspergillus contamination. But contamination isn't always as obvious as it is on this ear of corn, and aflatoxin exposure can go undetected until health effects occur. Aid and development agencies are helping farmers learn how to spot and prevent Aspergillus.

The potential benefits of transgenic rootworm corn (Cry3Bb1 protein) are expected to include: increased root protection; increased intangible benefits to farmers (safety of not being exposed to insecticides, ease of use and handling, time and labor savings, better pest control); increased economic benefits to farmers ($231 million from yield gains [$25-$75/acre relative to no insecticide contro...