Report: Farmers Prefer Using Genetically Engineered Crops

American farmers are planting more genetically engineered varieties of soybeans, cotton and corn as opposed to conventional and organic seed, according to a report by the USDA Economic Research Service. The use of genetically engineered corn increased to 88 percent in 2011, compared to 86 percent in 2010. Soybean rose to 94 percent, just one percent higher than last year, while cotton jumped to 90 percent, up from 86 percent in 2009. Read more (Des Moines Register) or view the report.