herbicide
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"When I first heard that a tree next to a museum had been poisoned with herbicide and was dying, I simply couldn't believe it," says activist Choi Jin-woo.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
My current favorite is a Roundup herbicide spot featuring actor Ed Quinn in the same kind of canvas trucker jacket worn by Pedro Pascal in “The Last of Us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
For decades, Roundup was closely associated with glyphosate, the herbicide first registered in the United States in 1974.
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
But Americans pronounce the h in herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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
They also tested resistance to pure glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides, which are among the most widely used weedkillers worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
The temporary pause on spraying herbicides started April 30, she said in a written statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 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
The most widely used herbicides are 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T, and related compounds.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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