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herbicide

[hur-buh-sahyd, ur-] / ˈhɜr bəˌsaɪd, ˈɜr- /


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As part of its tech push, Deere’s fee-based software allows herbicide sprayers to distinguish weeds from crops.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Several European countries have already restricted some uses of the herbicide.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

This week, Foley announced that the Orange County Public Works Department had begun a “pause” of herbicide spraying in flood channels countywide.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Bayer has spent more than $10 billion settling thousands of cases linked to glyphosate since it acquired the US agrichemical group Monsanto in 2018, developer of the popular herbicide Roundup.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

“We need to remove some of the native species. The Collective believes an airborne herbicide can kill foliage, without risking physical contact with dangerous flora.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Kelley Kokemiller, who has a 6,500-acre farm in central Iowa, said he saves about $75,000 a year on herbicides even after paying the software fee for Deere’s smart sprayer.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Human development has replaced previously undisturbed habitat, while widespread agricultural use of pesticides and herbicides has contributed to major declines in pollinator populations.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

In 2001, Fairfax lawmakers enacted a ban on all herbicides, insecticides and rodenticides on public land.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Farmer Dave Bell, chair of the Voluntary Initiative for the use of Plant Protection, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he relies on herbicides like glyphosate.

From BBC May 6, 2026

Among the herbicides are some that are classified as “mutagens,” or agents capable of modifying the genes, the materials of heredity.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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