herbicide
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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
The weedkiller has come under increasing scrutiny as Bayer, Roundup’s maker, has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the herbicide could cause cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
One of its new products is a camera that can distinguish between a plant and a weed, reducing herbicide use and saving farmers money.
From Barron's ● May 6, 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
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All of the hospital-derived strains were also highly resistant to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 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
And local deliberations rarely compare the impact of solar farms to common agricultural practices, which can lead to runoff from fertilizers and herbicides, for example, or waste lagoons from concentrated animal feeding operations.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
Heavy use of longstanding herbicides, like glyphosate, the main ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup, has contributed to resistance developing among weeds such as waterhemp and palmer amaranth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The legend that the herbicides are toxic only to plants and so pose no threat to animal life has been widely disseminated, but unfortunately it is not true.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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