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Driven by farmers' expectations of higher crop yields and/or
lower production costs, management time savings, and other
benefits, the rate at which U.S. farmers adopt genetically
engineered (GE) crop varieties continues to increase.
ERS conducts research on a number of agricultural biotechnology
issues, including:
ERS has also initiated research on the coexistance of GE, and
organic/non-GE crop production.
A book from the National Research Council titled The Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm
Sustainability in the United States (2010) is a comprehensive
assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts of
the GE-crop revolution on U.S. farms.