Charles, Your observations and comments are intriguing and certainly  
run counter to how I understand the community at large perceives the  
problem of changes in landscape.  From the language in talks and  
documents, there certainly is the perception out there that Roundup- 
ready technology has vastly changed the forage situation for  
pollinators (managed and native), and in a negative way.  This is the  
general view in the ivory towers of academia, the palaces of policy  
and regulation, the halls of congress, the offices of advocacy groups,  
and the living rooms of the average television watching citizen.   
Perhaps a reevaluation and a "ground-check" is in order?  Walking the  
fields rather than driving along the highways and looking at edges  
(which is what I do)? I wonder whether weed scientists may have some  
information that supports your views?

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