Benefits of GM Crops Badly Underestimated Source: Windsor Star, June 9, 2016 Canada Authors William Kerr, a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics; Peter Phillips, a professor at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy; and Stuart Smyth, the assistant professor and research chair in Agri-Food Innovations, all with the University of Saskatchewan completed a 20 year review of GMO crops and explain the substantial benefits of GMO crops for consumers, farmers, health, environment and sustainable development they found. Benefits of GM Crops Badly Underestimated