Terrance Hurley

Primary research interests include the profitability, risk, and regulation of emerging agricultural technologies.  Technologies of interest include genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant crops, genetically engineered plant-incorporated-protectants (PIP), host plant resistance, and information-intensive farm management.  Issues of interest related to these technologies are the identification of management or regulatory strategies that increase their durability and long-term value.  Examples include strategies for managing herbicide-resistant weeds and PIP-resistant insects.  Research interests also include the assessment of the non-monetary benefits (e.g., simplicity, flexibility, convenience, risk, and human and environmental safety) to farmers of alternative agricultural management practices.