Food
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	Presentation Summary
	Lac Courte Oreilles Casino and Convention Center Oct 3-4, 2002
	Adoption of Agricultural Biotechnology by Wisconsin Farmers: Recent Evidence
	Bradford L. Barham Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics Principal Investigator, SEE Biotech Grant University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension
	Two major types of agricultural biotechnology are currently available to Wisconsin farmers, recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), also known as bovine growth hormone or BGH, and genetically modified organism (GMO) crops, particularly herbicide-tolerant soybeans and corn and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) corn. This presentation examines the adoption and disadoption patterns of these two types of agricultural biotechnologies to see what lessons might be drawn from their experiences that might be of relevance to the controversy surrounding genetically modified foods.
	From The University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension
	Sponsored by a grant from USDA/CSREES/IFAFS
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