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Old 04-06-2015, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ike Bana View Post
Silly me...I thought we were talking about genetically engineered corn, not Roundup. Which has an officially identified half life of 2-3 days. Although my friend the EPA "dirt speci@list" (not her official job title, just what she calls herself), has told us that it's actually only 24 hours, and pehaps even a little less.
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Originally Posted by djv8ga View Post
You're correct. With GMOs, Glyphosate can be sprayed over the whole field instead of spot spraying weeds. This is why a farm that grew GMO corn and/or soybean must sit idle for a minimum of 3 years before attempting to grow non-GMO crops.
These two statement would seem to be contradictory.
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