* Bt crops that have insect-resistant traits and HT crops that have herbicide tolerance traits.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Economic Research Service (ERS) sponsor the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). This survey includes a crop-specific survey of production practices (called ARMS Phase 2) for selected major crops each once every 5 years on a rotating basis. This survey was conducted in 2006 for soybeans, 2007 for cotton, and 2010 for corn.
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U.S. farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered HT cotton 2007
This statistic depicts the results of the Agricultural Resource Management Survey which was conducted for cotton in 2007. U.S. farmers were asked about their reasons for using genetically engineered (GE) cotton. Some ** percent of the respondents use genetically engineered cotton with herbicide tolerance traits in order to increase their yields.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture. (February 24, 2014). Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT cotton in the United States in 2007* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/306244/us-farmers-reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-cotton/
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U.S. Department of Agriculture. "Farmers' Reasons for Adopting Genetically Engineered (Ge) Ht Cotton in The United States in 2007*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Feb 2014, /statistics/306244/us-farmers-reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-cotton/
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Farmers' reasons for adopting genetically engineered (GE) HT cotton in the United States in 2007* [Graph], U.S. Department of Agriculture, February 24, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/306244/us-farmers-reasons-for-adopting-genetically-engineered-ht-cotton/
