“There’s nothing like Roundup. I mean, a monkey could farm with it, you know.”
Luke Ulrich, a farmer in eastern Kansas, said that. He plants seeds that are genetically modified to be Roundup Ready. Buys them from Monsanto. Buys them, plants them, douses his fields with Roundup, and doesn’t worry about damaging his corn or soybeans.
The NPR story that quotes Luke focuses on the business of genetically modified seeds and the sneaky ways in which Monsanto puts their competitors out of business.
I just want to stop for a minute and consider the fact that the Roundup Ready trait is a technology that encourages more generous application of poison.
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