> Roundup, and its derivatives is and has been one of the > crowning achievements in AG. It has allowed for less > acres farmed and more food production from those acres... No, that's one of the basic problems with "Round-Up Ready" crops - lower yields, and higher costs than expected. The problems have not been fixed. This is not the mere opinion of luddites somewhere, this is what the actual growers say, and the researchers confirm. http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2831&context=farms_rep orts https://tinyurl.com/ycj43kav http://www.deltafarmpress.com/southern-corn-and-soybean-production-guide/yie ld-or-weed-control-what-s-trade https://tinyurl.com/y7u3qfpp http://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/roundup-ready-yields-lag https://tinyurl.com/y7apdrkt http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/roundup-ready-crops/ https://tinyurl.com/y9zx77ly Anyone who has farmed any acreage is well aware of the yield issue with Round-Up Ready varieties, and the net yield is exactly the bottom line consideration for anyone looking at trying to make a buck in farming. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
