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March 10, 2014
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Dow’s Enlist seed would mean up to a 7 fold increase in 2,4-D herbicide

huffingtonpost Dow expects final EPA approvals to launch Enlist seeds that are engineered to withstand the herbicide 2,4-D. The USDA expects usage to rise from 26 mill lbs to 175 mill lbs annually by 2020 if approved. Monsanto successfully marketed glyphosate resistant crops, but many weeds have become resistant to the herbicide, so Dow is hoping farmers will switch to Enlist. Farmers use resistant seed so they can blanket their fields with herbicide, and everything except the genetically engineered crop is expected to die. The problem is that the crops will have more herbicide, and so will drinking water! The herbicide runs off with storm water into streams or is absorbed into the groundwater. Good reason to support organic agriculture!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/10/us-agriculture-dow-enlist-insight-idUSBREA290HU20140310

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