Ahhh, the Devil is in the details. Could this just be an anti-GM propaganda piece?
Actually the article is correct that some weeds have developed an immunity to Roundup. I am a hazelnut farmer and we have some Rye grass in our orchards that have developed an immunity to roundup. Its been very annoying, but fortunately Paraquat will still kill it so I just had to change my spraying program.
Yes, it's propaganda.
No, the problem is real.
Yes, Monsanto did everything they could to sell a lot of the safest herbicide in history just as their patent ran out while they were simultaneously forcing users into more toxic and proprietary products. So, the article is the usual shill piece that actually works to the benefit of chemical manufacturers. It is no accident that most environmental activist NGOs are supported financially by the tax-exempt charitable foundations of major industrial stockholders.
With respect to glyphosate, I predicted this nearly a decade ago.
Actually, no. We farm and we are seeing some resistance to Round-up and Treflan. Treflan is no longer giving us a good kill on Russian Thistle and Round-up isn’t working very well on Pigweed. If you use Round-up at the highest rate with a lot of adjuvants it will still kill the problem weeds.
I'd say that's a very good guess.