date:Aug 23, 2018
erbicide in the country, with more than 250 million lbs of it sprayed annually on the 250 agricultural crops for which it is approved as a herbicide and, less frequently as a desiccant. In November, a five-year extension of glyphosate use was approved in the European Union.
Glyphosate often is used in conjunction with Roundup-ready corn and soybeans genetically engineered to thrive despite contact with the herbicide, while killing weeds that choke field crops and combines during harvests. In re