A controversial report claims that traits introduced to food crops by genetic engineering (GE) have had, at best, a minor impact on yield. The report, Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance ...

However, there is no evidence of Bt crop resistance, and second generation Bt crops may render the plan obsolete. Bt corn has been genetically modified to express Bt toxin proteins, killing ...

Fall armyworm has been referred to the "coronavirus of agriculture" with the devastation the moth causes likened to that of a ...

Because of their efficacy and safety, Bt crops are grown in dozens of countries on more than a quarter billion acres each year. In the United States in 2024, Bt varieties accounted for 86% of the ...

Because of their efficacy and safety, Bt crops are grown in dozens of countries on more than a quarter billion acres each year. In the United States in 2024, Bt varieties accounted for 86% of the ...

In contrast, broad-spectrum insecticides are nerve poisons. Bt crops are cultivated on more than a quarter billion acres ...

The use of Bt varieties has dramatically reduced the amount of pesticide applied to cotton crops. But the effects of genetic engineering on pesticide use with more widely grown crops are less ...