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2009-05-08 | permalink
Argentine glyphosate lawsuit alarms soy farmers
An environmental group’s push to temporarily ban a widely used herbicide in Argentina, citing a scientist’s preliminary study, has sparked concern in the country’s huge soy industry and generated disagreement within the government. An environmental group filed suit in April before the Supreme Court, seeking a ban on glyphosate, a weed killer used with genetically modified soybeans that has helped fuel Argentina’s soy boom by dramatically boosting yields.
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2009-05-08 | permalink
Argentine glyphosate lawsuit alarms soy farmers
An environmental group’s push to temporarily ban a widely used herbicide in Argentina, citing a scientist’s preliminary study, has sparked concern in the country’s huge soy industry and generated disagreement within the government. An environmental group filed suit in April before the Supreme Court, seeking a ban on glyphosate, a weed killer used with genetically modified soybeans that has helped fuel Argentina’s soy boom by dramatically boosting yields.
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