How Much Roundup Do Farmers Actually Use? - A Year in the Life of a Farmer
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I keep hearing how we farmers "douse" our crops with glyphosate; that we apply massive quantities with no concept of safety, ignoring label rates, and simply apply it as many times as we want to whatever crop we want. This couldn't be further from the truth. Here's the reality.
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Combine Sales Up Sharply This Year While Farm Tractor Sales Slow in July
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34 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for the Summer of 2021
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Securing our food supply for years to come: why farmers choose glyphosate to sustainably grow crops.
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Nearly 20,000 farmers received farm subsidies for 37 consecutive years
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Farming Without a Net - Inside Climate News
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Southwest Iowa farm family spans five generations
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Roundup, the World's Favorite Weed Killer, Linked to Liver, Metabolic Diseases in Kids - Inside Climate News
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Glyphosate use rises in UK farming while overall pesticide use falls - Wicked Leeks
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How Much Toxic Roundup Are You Eating?
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Deploy Cover Crops to Drop Your Herbicide Use
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Pesticide Laws Could Get Rolled Back in the Farm Bill
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Farming's growing problem – Center for Public Integrity
Long-Term Glyphosate Use Effect on Wheat - The Farmer's Life