Extension News

Crop Insurance and Transgenic Hybrids

William Edwards and Roger Elmore

1/9/2008

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University Extension economist William Edwards joins agronomist Roger Elmore in a conversation concerning The Risk Management Agency's announced discounts on crop insurance if farmers plant specific transgenic hybrids.

Listen to the interview. (Time 15:08)

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Contacts :

William Edwards , Economics, (515) 294-6161, wedwards@iastate.edu

Roger Elmore , Agronomy, (515) 294-6655, relmore@iastate.edu

Douglas Cooper , Extension Communications and External Relations, (515) 294-6275, levachek@iastate.edu