Guest essay in today's NYT:
nytimes.com
I don't care if glyphosate is as safe as mother's milk. The piece doesn't say a word about weeds getting pushed to evolve glyphosate resistance and require seriously toxic alternatives. Nor homeowners going down to Home Depot and applying many multiples of the recommended dose on their property to anything that interferes with their grass monoculture.
The author cites, among others
nature.com
At the end of which is found:
Ethics declarations
Competing interests No specific funding was received related to this manuscript. Funding has been provided to the University of Wyoming from the following sponsors in support of Dr Kniss's research and education program, either through unrestricted gifts, research contracts, or grants: Arysta LifeScience, BASF, Bayer CropScience, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont, FMC, Hatch Act Funds–USDA, Loveland Industries, Monsanto, NovaSource, Repar Corporation, StateLine Bean Cooperative, Syngenta, USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture, University of Wyoming Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, Valent, Western Sugar Cooperative, Winfield Solutions, Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, Wyoming Crop Improvement Association, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, and Wyoming Seed Certification. |
