Roundup Ready soybeans have been genetically modified to allow farmers to apply Roundup herbicide right over the growing soybean plants, killing weeds but leaving the soybeans. An Insect-protected corn study finds the need for insecticides reduced. CT farming techniques practiced on an ongoing basis can also contribute to reducing climate change concerns. The principle is called carbon sequestration and it involves storing very large quantities of carbon in the soil, instead of letting it escape into the atmosphere. Monarch butterflies Monsanto recently established the Downstream Benefits program for areas of the country where drinking water quality is threatened by heavy pesticide use.
Conservation tillage is an important technology for creating more sustainable agriculture worldwide.
CT is the practice of growing crops while minimizing disturbance to the soil.