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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

An additional 15 strains came from feedlots and agricultural soils affected by herbicide use.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.

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

The herbicide 2,4-D has also produced tumorlike swellings in treated plants.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 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

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

While the results of weed killers such as sodium arsenite or the phenols are grossly obvious, some other herbicides are more insidious in their effects.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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