| Treatment 1 – Proactive |
| • Round 1 – No information |
| • Round 2 – Positive information |
| • Round 3 – Negative information |
| Treatment 2 – Reactive |
| • Round 1 – No information |
| • Round 2 – Negative information |
| • Round 3 – Positive information |
| Positive Information + |
| Genetically engineered soybean food products are cheaper to produce as more effective herbicides can be sprayed over a larger window of time. This leads to higher yields and greater producer flexibility in managing production. It also lessens the amount of resources needed per amount of edible food as fewer inputs are needed. This helps lower the carbon footprint of edamame. (Source: Nalley et al. [16]) |
| Negative Information – |
| Today’s use of genetically engineered seed allows producers to apply herbicides to control weeds and/or pests that would normally also kill soybeans. An unintended side effect of this technology has been the growing weed/pests tolerance to these herbicides/pesticides as well. As a result, farmers now use more herbicide/pesticides and also pay higher prices for biotech seed causing their profit margins to decline. (Source: Norsworthy et al. [17] and Riar et al. [18]) |
