AgBioForum, vol. 04, no. 2 (2001)
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Decomposing the Size Effect on the Adoption of Innovations : Agrobiotechnology and Precision Agriculture
(AgBioForum, 2001)This paper examines the factors that influence the adoption of two emerging agricultural technologies, genetically engineered crops and precision agriculture in corn and soybean production, and contrasts the relative ... -
The Estimated Economic Impact of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin on New York Dairy Farms for the Years 2994 through 1997
(AgBioForum, 2001)Data from New York dairy farms for the years 1994 through 1997 were used to estimate whether recombinant bovine Somatotropin (rbST) generated profits for adopters. Results show that the estimated profit impact of rbST, ... -
Biotechnology R&D Races, Industry Structure, and Public and Private Sector Research Orientation
(AgBioForum, 2001)This paper examines research and development (R&D) activity, industry structure, and public sector and private sector research orientations in two transgenic biotechnology races. Key results are: the number of R&D organizations ... -
French Ag-Biotech SMEs : Development Prospects
(AgBioForum, 2001)European policy to promote small- and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) creation seems to be successful in France, judging by the high rate of new business formation. Yet French firms remain very small compared to United ... -
Language and Persuasion in Biotechnology Communication with the Public : How to Not Say What You're Not Going to Not Say and Not Say It.
(AgBioForum, 2001)This paper explores the role of language in biotechnology communication with public. Analyzing a USDA press release, rhetorical choices of organization, style, and diction that convey values and emotions contrary to content ... -
Cross Pollination from Genetically Engineered Corn : Wind Transport and Seed Source
(AgBioForum, 2001)Pollen transport from genetically engineered corn was evaluated by testing corn offspring from nearby cornfields. Harvested corn, sown in greenhouse flats, was sprayed with glyphosate at second leaf stage. Corn resistant ... -
Impacts of Herbicide Resistant Rice Technology on Rice-Soybeans Rotation
(AgBioForum, 2001)Herbicide resistant (HR) rice biotechnology provides control of the red rice weed in commercial rice. This technology may alter the traditional soybeans-rice rotation practice in southern United States. Mathematical ... -
Agricultural Biotechnology and Industry Structure
(AgBioForum, 2001)In the last ten years the seed and pesticide industries have undergone a substantial number of structural changes. These changes are due to a number of factors, some of which are common to all industries and some of which ...