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February 16, 2018

What you need to know about glyphosate

A Minnesota farm blogger breaks it down...

What you need to know about glyphosate

by Wanda Patsche

Perhaps one of the most common questions I am asked in regards to pesticides is, “Is Glyphosate Safe?” So let’s take a closer look at this topic.

What is Glyphosate?

Glyphosate is a herbicide introduced by Monsanto and used by farmers to help control weeds. Glyphosate is also known as RoundUp. On our farm, we have used glyphosate for many years. In fact, this picture is from the early '80s. We were spot spraying weeds with RoundUp. This was before our seeds used the GMO technology.

Read Wanda's full post and more here.