>I think this study has significance beyond telling us something we already 
>know... The paper describes a significant pollination deficit in Round-Up 
>Ready fields arising from fewer pollinators (~1.5 times greater yield 
>compared to a coventional field and ~6 times greater compared to an organic 
>field).

Thanks for pointing this out.   It is easy to miss, but the implications for 
beekeepers struggling to make ends meet is enormous. 

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