Sunday, October 5, 2014

Herbicide Resistance a Global Food Threat

Laura Rance - Winnipeg Free Press
Ground sprayer. Larry Powell - P  in P photo.
For decades, the experts have treated the growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds as something solvable by the next new chemical or biological breakthrough. Now, more are stepping back and acknowledging it as a symptom of a much bigger issue in agriculture. Story here.

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