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Charles M. Benbrook | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agricultural economics |
| Institutions | Washington State University |
| Thesis | Farm structural characteristics, management practices, and the environment : an exploratory analysis (1980) |
Charles M. "Chuck" Benbrook is a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University, a position to which he was appointed in 2012. At the CSANR, he directs the "Measure to Manage" program.[1] Benbrook is also the scientific advisor to
Education
Benbrook holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University (1971), as well as an M.A. (1979) and a PhD (1980) in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research
One of Benbrook's best-known studies is one published in 2012, which concluded that genetically modified foods have resulted in increased pesticide use, purportedly because weeds are developing resistance to glyphosate.[2][3] However, some critics stated this study was flawed, because Benbrook did not take into account the fact that glyphosate is less toxic than other herbicides, thus the net toxicity may decrease even as the total herbicide use increases.[4] In addition, Graham Brookes of PG Economics accused Benbrook of making subjective estimates of herbicide use because the data provided by the National Agricultural Statistics Service doesn't distinguish between genetically modified and non-genetically modified crops. Brookes had published a study whose conclusions contradicted those of Benbrook's earlier in 2012.[5][6]
References
- ^ Benbrook's faculty page
- ^ Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1186/2190-4715-24-24, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with
|doi=10.1186/2190-4715-24-24instead. - ^ Philpott, Tom (3 October 2012). "How GMOs Unleashed a Pesticide Gusher". Mother Jones. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ Kloor, Keith (3 October 2012). "When Bad News Stories Help Bad Science Go Viral". Discover. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
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|doi=10.4161/gmcr.20061instead. - ^ Entine, Jon (12 October 2012). "Scientists, Journalists Challenge Claim that GM Crops Harm the Environment". Forbes. Retrieved 12 December 2013.