That's beside the point. Not that I expect you to have anything
resembling logic on matters of superstition.

Monstanto's ****ups have nothing to do with the safety of glyphosate.
Yes, yes, I know it's a monsanto product, save it.

I will not argue the relative stupidity of monsanto. But the fact
remains, glyphosate is as safe an agricultural chemical
(environmentally and human health wise) as anything that is used,
including the so-called "organic" botanicals.

Fact is, you are full of shite, and when it's pointed out to you, you
change the subject. You are just as stupid under your new name as you
were under your old one.

cheers,

On Sun, 04 May 2003 16:30:19 -0700, Tom Jaszewski
wrote:

|On Sun, 04 May 2003 21:03:35 GMT, x wrote:
|
|Glyphosate has not been out long enough for anything to have
|evolved significant resistance.
|
|
|A US patent recently secured by Monsanto reveals it is gearing up to
|profit from special chemical mixtures using multiple-class herbicide
|formulations to tackle the problem of GM superweeds. GM superweeds are
|a problem Monsanto has created from its own transgenic crop
|technology, a side-effect of which is to produce herbicide resistant
|volunteer weeds from a number of 'Roundup Ready' crops (see article
|below).
|
|After several years practical 'in-field' experience with GM herbicide
|resistant crops in the US these developments represent a 'de facto'
|admission by Monsanto of the GM 'superweed' problem, and the
|inherently unsustainable nature of the technology which has given rise
|to it.
|
|These developments also represent an astute - if somewhat breathtaking
|- business move which will enable Monsanto to derive additional income
|from sales of chemicals beyond its own glyphosate herbicide
|formulations. Specifically the intention appears to be to derive a new
|income stream from farmers who have grown 'Roundup Ready' crops
|earlier in their rotations and the novel volunteer weed problems that
|that creates.
|
|The extraordinary US patent acquired by Monsanto which permits this
|situation clearly anticipates the superweed problem arising from a
|wide range of GM glyphosate resistant crops - including corn, cotton,
|soybean, wheat, canola, sugarbeet, rice, and lettuce.
|
|
|
|
|"Nature, left alone, is in perfect balance.
|Harmful insects and plant diseases are always present,
|but do not occur in nature to an extent which requires the use of poisonous chemicals.
|The sensible approach to disease and insect control is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment."
|
|Masanobu Fukuoka, One Straw Revolution--1978