GMO crops create “halo effect” that benefits organic farmers, says new research

GMO crops create “halo effect” that benefits organic farmers, says new research

Cornell Alliance for Science
By Mark Lynas

Growing genetically modified insect-resistant corn in the United States has dramatically reduced insecticide use and created a “halo effect” that also benefits farmers raising non-GM and organic crops, new research shows.  This finding, published by University of Maryland researchers in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, effectively shreds the conventional anti-GMO narrative that GM crops result in more pesticide use and present a threat to organic growers.