"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particularly Roundup, which was originally made by Monsanto ‹ has led to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?"
--
Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?
Posted by Billy on May 7, 2010, 11:50 am
> > <http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/invasion-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 particularly Roundup, which was originally made by Monsanto ‹ has led to 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/2010/05/03/business/weeds-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.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
Goodness, you evoke memories: I hadn't thought about superweed for
years. Don't know that I've ever tried any from NY. The last I've had
that I'd call "superweed" was in the early '70's, say 1972-1974:
Uniformly small sticky olive-colored sinsemilla buds, oozing with oil
and sure to be difficult to ignite, securely interleaved and lashed to
the length of a sliver of bamboo with monofilament in such a manner that
the cognescenti could easily remove a single bud for its enjoyment
without disturbing the remainder of the construct.
I'll tell you, a pencil-lead line of that stuff and a same-size of
pulverized PCP wrapped together in a ZigZag, accompanied by a quart of
single-malt and one or two willing high school girls who could undress
themselves without help could lead one to some serious comtempletive
enlightenment.
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> "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.
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> 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?"
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