Opinion 5 folks on Superweeds from NYT
 

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.c...-of-the-superw
eeds/



"American farmers¹ broad use of the weedkiller glyphosphate ‹
particularly Roundup, which was originally made by Monsanto ‹ has led to
the rapid growth in recent years of herbicide-resistant weeds. To fight
them, farmers are being forced to spray fields with more toxic
herbicides, pull weeds by hand and return to more labor-intensive
methods like regular plowing.

What should farmers do about these superweeds? What does the problem
mean for agriculture in the U.S.? Will it temper American agriculture¹s
enthusiasm for genetically modified crops that are engineered to survive
spraying with Roundup?"



Graphic: Where Weedkiller Won¹t Work below

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ds-graphic.htm
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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?

Opinion 5 folks on Superweeds from NYT
 

In article ,
Bill who putters wrote:


http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.c...-of-the-superw
eeds/



"American farmers¹ broad use of the weedkiller glyphosphate ‹
particularly Roundup, which was originally made by Monsanto ‹ has led to
the rapid growth in recent years of herbicide-resistant weeds. To fight
them, farmers are being forced to spray fields with more toxic
herbicides, pull weeds by hand and return to more labor-intensive
methods like regular plowing.

What should farmers do about these superweeds? What does the problem
mean for agriculture in the U.S.? Will it temper American agriculture¹s
enthusiasm for genetically modified crops that are engineered to survive
spraying with Roundup?"



Graphic: Where Weedkiller Won¹t Work below

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ds-graphic.htm
l

Another piece of evidence which shows the folly of the post-WWII "Green
Revolution". For a healthy planet and healthy food, we need to return to
organic farming and Integrated Pest Management.
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- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
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