Soybean acreage has been steadily increasing in the western North Dakota, which has exceptionally drier climate (<13 inches of rain) than the eastern part. In 2016, 95% of 5.9 million acres of ND soybean was planted with herbicide resistant biotechnology varieties. There are mainly three types of soybean biotechnology varieties seeds available in the market, which are Roundup Ready 2 Xtend (RR2X), Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield (RR2Y), and Roundup Ready (RR1). The patents of RR1 expired in 2015, so farmers may now save harvested RR1 seed and dramatically reduce seed input cost by about $40 per acre. However, there is a lack of information on potential advantage of RR1 soybeans over other...
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