A volatile weed killer linked to cancer and endocrine issues will likely be sprayed on millions more acres of soybeans and cotton across the Midwest and South starting this year. In January, China ...

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If you’ve ever dealt with herbicide drift, you know how damaging the outcomes can be. The good news is, by using the right trait technology and following steps for precision applications, you can get ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. This July 11, 2013, file photo shows Blake Beckett of West Central Cooperative as he sprays a soybean field, in Granger, Iowa.

WASHINGTON — Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version of a popular herbicide — and on genetically modified ...

Herbicide applications that don’t stay on target can be a huge headache for growers. Herbicide drift can not only reduce weed control efficacy but also damage neighboring crops, creating the potential ...

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2015 – The International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC), an arm of World Health Organization that classified the herbicide glyphosate as a “probable carcinogen,” recently met ...

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2012 -After more than four years of review, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) seeking to cancel ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Less than three months after declaring that the ubiquitous herbicide glyphosate, ...

(Reuters) - A widely used farm chemical that is a key ingredient in a new herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences "possibly" causes cancer in humans, a World Health Organization research unit has ...