Meet 2,4-D, a pesticide even conventional vegetable farmers fear

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grist.org 26 Apr '12, 11am

Meet 2,4-D, a pesticide even conventional vegetable farmers fear

A still from a promotional video (see below) for the herbicide 2,4-D, which is being marketed as a solution for "superweeds" (picured), which have grown tolerant to other herbicides. A new coalition is trying to throw sand in the gears of industrial agriculture’s chemical treadmill. And this one just may have what it takes to slow it down. I’m referring to the fight over USDA approval for Dow AgroScience’s new genetically modified corn seeds (brand name “Enlist”), which are resistant to the herbicide 2,4-D. This is part of biotech’s “superweed” strategy, by which they hope to address the fact that farmers across the country are facing an onslaught of weeds impervious to the most popular herbicide in use, Monsanto’s glyphosate or RoundUp (and in some cases impervious to machetes as well!). Of course, this is a problem of the industry’s own making. It was overuse of glyphosa...

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@ChicagoPrairie » 02 May '12, 3pm
Herbicide 2,4-D - Non-organic farmers don't like it either: [link]
@sfamn » 02 May '12, 12pm
Sigh. Big ag strikes again – creating a crop so genetically modified, nearly everybody is rebelling. [link]
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@noGMOsHollywood » 28 Apr '12, 12am
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@ediblevie » 27 Apr '12, 3pm
2,4-D, an ingredient in Agent Orange..yuck! MT @organicweek: Yet another reason why we should choose organic: [link]
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@sesmithwrites » 26 Apr '12, 9pm
A pesticide so dangerous, even industrial agriculture opposes it: [link]
@CaseyJ_SFFood » 26 Apr '12, 9pm
Plan: let's treat superweeds with the same method that created them! Dow calls it progress, brilliant progress. Hmm [link]
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@OrganicValley » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
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