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[–] derram 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

https://archive.is/Ltnn8 :

Monsanto Just Made a Massive Mistake | Mother Jones

"The state's largest peach farm, which lies near soybean-and-cotton country, has suffered massive and potentially permanent damage this year—and suspects dicamba drift as the culprit, reports the St."

'The plan is off to a rough start—which brings us back to those drooping crops in soybean and cotton country. '

'The trouble appears to stem from decisions made by the Missouri-based seed and pesticide giant Monsanto. '

'Back in April, the company bet big on dicamba, announcing a $975 million expansion of its production facility in Luling, Louisiana. '

'Complaints of drooping and often dead crops appeared in no fewer than 10 states, the EPA reports. '

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[–] BRAlNlAC 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

Ewww. Can't we do better than MotherJones?

I refuse to read or take seriously that liberal rag.

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[–] Ah_Pook 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

oops lol sorry

It's ok, the market will sort it out.

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[–] flyawayhigh [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

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[–] LoftyGoat 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I'm not real sure why anyone is surprised about the Roundup-resistant weeds.

Plant genes which are incorporated into bacterial plasmids are taken up by other plants. It's one of the means by which plants evolve. This isn't news; people have known about it for many decades.

Moreover, as soon as they genetically modified crops to resist glyphosate, biologists said: "You want Roundup-resistant weeds? Because this is how you get Roundup-resistant weeds."

About the only thing they got wrong is that it didn't take as long as predicted.