Browsing by Author/Contributor "Piggott, Nicholas E."
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The Anticipated Value of SmartStax[trademark] for US Corn Growers
Marra, Michele C.; Piggott, Nicholas E.; Goodwin, Barry K. (AgBioForum, 2010)This study provides an estimate of the anticipated value of SmartStax[trademark] corn hybrids in the years after full commercialization. SmartStax[trademark] hybrids have an eight-trait stack of above-ground and below-ground ... -
Biotechnology Adoption Over Time In the Presence of Non-Pecuniary Characteristics that Directly Affect Utility : A Derived Demand Approach
Piggott, Nicholas E.; Marra, Michele C. (AgBioForum, 2008)Generally, new production technologies are adopted because they will increase profits, mostly due to lower production costs ceteris paribus. In the case of the first-generation crop biotechnologies, however, additional ... -
The cost of a GMO-free market basket of food in the United States
Goodwin, Barry K.; Marra, Michele C.; Piggott, Nicholas E. (University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2016)We examine the consumer cost consequences of choosing GMO-free food over food that contains GMOs. Using text-mining algorithms applied to detailed product descriptions contained in a proprietary database of individual GMO ... -
The impact of corn rootworm protected biotechnology traits in the United States
Marra, Michele C.; Piggott, Nicholas E.; Goodwin, Barry K. (AgBioForum, 2012)Recently, one type of corn rootworm has developed resistance to a single strain of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that is genetically engineered into corn seed. This resistance development has occurred in small, localized ... -
The Net Gain to Cotton Farmers of a Natural Refuge Plan for Bollgard II[trademark] Cotton
Piggott, Nicholas E.; Marra, Michele C. (AgBioForum, 2007)This paper presents an evaluation of the initial potential economic benefit at both the farm-level and to Monsanto Company of a change in refuge policy for Bollgard II[trademark] cotton. The proposed policy change is to ... -
On the Economics of Crop Rotations to Inhibit Corn Rootworm Resistance Development
Marra, Michele C.; Piggott, Nicholas E.; Goodwin, Barry K. (University of Missouri, College of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources, 2014)Corn rootworm resistance to one of the corn rootworm traits has been found in a few isolated places in the Corn Belt. Several crop rotations have been proposed by industry officials and academics to attempt to eliminate ...