Corn Growers Continue
Responsible Biotech Management
ST. LOUIS, Mo. The
nation’s corn growers con
tinue their responsible stew
ardship of crops from
biotechnology, the National
Corn Growers Association
(NCGA) announced recently.
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A recent survey shows corn
growers overwhelmingly sup
port insect resistance man
agement (IRM) plans
designed to ensure continued
effectiveness of Bt com.
IRM plans are designed to
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keep the insects from devel
oping resistance by providing
a “refuge” of conventional
corn where susceptible in
sects can breed.
Farmers are required to
plant refuges of at least 20
percent of their acreage with
conventional corn in the
Corn Belt and 50 percent in
the Cotton Belt.
In the survey, more than
90 percent of the growers said
IRM plans are important and
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believed they planted an ap
propriate refrige.
“The survey confirms that
farmers are good stewards of
technology and, when given
appropriate information,
they will do the right thing,”
said Fred Yoder, Plain City,
Ohio, farmer and chairman
of the NCGA Biotech Work
ing Group. “Now as most
farmers put the finishing
touches on their 2001 plant
ing decisions, this would be
an ideal time to remember
the IRM requirements.”
The survey showed 87 per
cent of growers planted a
refuge of 20 percent or more.
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Another five percent of
growers planted a smaller
refuge, in compliance with
previous standards.
For crop year 2000,
growers also were required to
plant their refuge within one
half mile of the Bt field or
within one-quarter mile if
they maintain the option to
treat the refuge. The survey
showed 82 percent of the
growers met this distance re
quirement. Collectively, 71
percent met both the size and
distance requirements.
The survey covered more
than 500 growers in the Corn
Belt and Cotton
Belt, all of whom
planted Bt corn in
2000. An independ
ent marketing re
search firm
conducted the study
for the Agricultural
Biotechnology Stew
ardship Technical
Committee
(ABSTC), in cooper
ation with the
NCGA.
ABSTC is a group
of companies in
volved in the re
search, development
and stewardship of
ag biotechnology
products. Partici
pating companies
include Aventis
Crop Science USA
LP, Dow AgroSci
ences LLC, DuPont,
Monsanto Co.,
Mycogen Seeds, Pio
neer Hi-Bred Inter
national Inc., and
Syngenta Seeds Inc.
Annual survey re-
ports are required
under the Bt Corn
Industry IRM Plan,
developed by
ABSTC in coopera
tion with NCGA
and adopted by the
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
in January 2000.
NCGA and
ABSTC member
companies are help
ing corn growers un
derstand resistance
management re
quirements for the
2001 season
through:
• Videotapes and
brochures for seed
dealers to provide
better information
on “refuges” of con
ventional corn that
must be planted
near fields of Bt corn
• Increased com
munications
through agricultural
media
• Additional in
formation on the
NCGA’s Website
• Increased com
munication through
the extension ser
vice.
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