For the record, I never would have succeeded in restoring our property to almost 100% native plant cover without herbicides, including glyphosate to kill sprouting weeds after 200 years of weed deposition. I have been using glyphosate for 27 of the 37 years I've been using herbicides (started with triclopyr because the exotic cover was all woody brush). One of the backpack sprayers I had used to leak that crap down my butt crack. Still no sign of cancer at the age of 71. Almost all of the spraying I do now is out of 1qt squirt bottles. This place is amazing.
To learn more go to wildergarten.org.
I have used roundup here at this house for almost 20 years. the weeds were 8feet high and the ivy consumed about 30 percent of the property. I’m slowly planting Kentucky bluegrass. man is it nice. my roundup did a number on my neighbors zoysia growing in my front yard. I use tenacity to manage the weeds in the kbg. on the slopes I have mini blue stem.
The studies that show cancer causing with glyphosate seem to have problems releasing their raw data to be analyzed by other scientists.
I have seen the same thing, on a much smaller scale, in the peer review articles on bear spray and firearms.
It may not be intentional. It is hard to design experiments which do not reflect internal personal biases.
Statistical studies have multiple points of weakness in the way they are designed and analyzed.
Just a small mistake in data collection and analysis can show up in making something “statistically meaningful”.
Thanks for the link to your website. Your property is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
>> Those who use glyphosate already know about the risks. Any more than that is a matter of hysterics.
^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^
I use glyphosate sparingly, but whenever I need it I use it. I use proper protective equipment etc. I have a TX pesticide applicator license, and I understand the risks and responsibilities thereof.
So the ambulance chasing lawyers and hangers-on can go to H.
The only risk using glyphosate is to the plants. The rest is made up hype, phony science, and wishful thinking, designed to eliminated standard crops, lowering population and forcing the remaining peopleto eat bugs while eliminating meat eating.