herbicide
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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
Monsanto revolutionized American agriculture by developing the powerful herbicide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Foley said she always has preferred using less herbicide in waterways and made a complaint about the use of Roundup in the San Juan Creek flood channel about a year ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Perhaps best known as the main ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide, glyphosate is one of the most commonly used methods of handling weeds on farms and elsewhere.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Also, organic cows, like Rosie the organic chicken, are never fed corn that contains residues of atrazine, the herbicide commonly sprayed on American cornfields.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing herbicide
Biodiversity and Humans - Middle School and High School
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