Roundup to be banned in the UK, ?

[case mx270]

 

It's just possible you may have missed the irony there.....

 

Why ?

[case mx270]

 

Why ?

 

Explain

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

 

Explain

 

It's late, I'll have to get back to you...

[Stock]

Why do the reports??? all target Monsanto and its brand name and not the active ingredient which is used by a lot of other chemical manufactures for their weed control products..................

[inthewoods]

Why do the reports??? all target Monsanto and its brand name and not the active ingredient which is used by a lot of other chemical manufactures for their weed control products..................

 

Because Monsanto own the patent...

 

GLYPHOSATE OVERVIEW | GMO Free USA

[jomoco]

It boils down to one or two applications of glyphosate, compared to six applications of vinegar, to insure the dissidents are dead, in the most expedient and effective manner, ASAP.

 

Pizza! Pepsi! Now!

 

As my kids used to chant at me......

 

Jomoco

[skyhuck]

The autos environmentalists drive are related to scores of pollutants and residual chemicals to make every component of the cars they drive. If the screamers about Monsanto were truly honest, they would all walk. The fact that so many won't pry their fingers from their cars, means their heads may be a long way up their dark bohunkas

 

:congrats:

 

 

People are very keen to call for changes that they feel will not really affect them, but don't want stop flying, driving etc

[Marko]

If there is one change on the horizon that will impact everyone it is a glypho ban. It will stop the industrialisation of farming in its tracks and hit smaller farmers alike. Yes, there may be mechanical alternatives for weed control (presently unaffordable to all but the biggest farms) but the cost to food production and yield is stark. By all means ban it but I don't think the public or politicians show any appreciation or acceptance of the step change in food prices that will follow and, if there isn't a worldwide ban, then we the consumer will still have exposure to residue from imports.

 

The EU has a strict ban on GM yet everyone on here is consuming GM products daily. The fact that most people don't know that doesn't change the outcome; all it does is make a very uneven playing field for UK / EU agriculture.

[Billhook]

:congrats:

 

 

People are very keen to call for changes that they feel will not really affect them, but don't want stop flying, driving etc

 

Or stop sending up tons of bloody fireworks polluting the atmosphere!

[Billhook]

If there is one change on the horizon that will impact everyone it is a glypho ban. It will stop the industrialisation of farming in its tracks and hit smaller farmers alike. Yes, there may be mechanical alternatives for weed control (presently unaffordable to all but the biggest farms) but the cost to food production and yield is stark. By all means ban it but I don't think the public or politicians show any appreciation or acceptance of the step change in food prices that will follow and, if there isn't a worldwide ban, then we the consumer will still have exposure to residue from imports.

 

The EU has a strict ban on GM yet everyone on here is consuming GM products daily. The fact that most people don't know that doesn't change the outcome; all it does is make a very uneven playing field for UK / EU agriculture.

 

 

As a farmer I am inclined to say a ban on Roundup may be what it is needed to make people more aware of the value of their food.

 

Food is far too cheap, people in general in the Western World are vastly overweight with all the problems that follow, diabetes, hip and knee replacements overloading an already overloaded hospital system.

 

A few bread queues and bread at £10 a loaf would be a good start.