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  1. As much round-up as I am in contact with in my business I should have been dead years ago. And I only have one kidney. Survival of the fittest I guess!

    1. blank Kānāwai Māmalahoe says:

      That is one theory used in circles of the money changers who developed this technology as a soft kill; however, most of the impacts are seen at the end of life or in animal studies in the subsequent generation. Meant to kill slowly to avoid revolution. My neighbor and his worker both developed a rare form of thyroid cancer and both went into remission after converting the farm back to organic. I hope you are one of the lucky to be immune; however, the following graphs show a strong link between glyphosate and several serious health problems.

    2. blank JOHN BISCIT says:

      Sounds like another George Burns
      Time to light up another stogy

    3. blank John Turner says:

      Exposure to Glyphsate alone is not sufficient. Low quality water is important.

  2. blank JOHN BISCIT says:

    China’s Hard Line on Biotech Burns U.S. Hay
    Traces of GMO Alfalfa, Unapproved by Beijing, Wreak Havoc With a Formerly Booming U.S. Crop
    Wall Street Journal, Updated Dec. 15, 2014 1:19 p.m. ET

    China’s tough new stance on imports of genetically modified crops is shaking up a little-noticed U.S. industry: hay.
    Over the summer China began testing imports to detect the presence of hay made from a biotech alfalfa that Beijing hasn’t approved. Consequently, shipments to China have plunged since midsummer and some deliveries have been rejected.

    Possible explanations for the presence of genetically modified material in alfalfa shipments thought to be non-GMO include cross-pollination of one crop by the other or crops becoming mixed during harvesting, baling or storage of the hay. Another is the seed itself. Roughly 30% of U.S. alfalfa seed sold in the U.S. is genetically modified, according to Monsanto. The Monsanto variety is engineered to withstand sprays of Roundup, a widely used Monsanto-made weedkiller. The USDA in 2011 authorized farmers to plant Roundup Ready alfalfa without restrictions. Critics had fought in court to block the alfalfa, charging that it could transfer by pollen to non-biotech crops including organic alfalfa—a scenario some suggest is happening now.

    Exporters including Anderson Hay & Grain Co. in Washington state and California-based Al Dahra ACX Global Inc. have lost millions of dollars from forfeited sales and higher costs from rerouting rejected shipments to other countries, according to industry executives.
    Anderson Hay, one of the largest U.S. hay exporters, said its sales declined markedly after China rejected some of its shipments.
    “It’s had a huge impact on our business,” said Mark Anderson, chief executive of the closely held Ellensburg, Wash., company.
    “The consequences for exporters who ship a lot of product to China are huge,” said John Szczepanski, director of the U.S. Forage Export Council, a hay-industry group.

    U.S. farmers and grain traders including Archer Daniels Midland Co.have sued Syngenta, claiming it acted irresponsibly by selling the biotech seeds in the U.S. before Chinese authorities approved the corn. Syngenta has said the suits have no merit and it has been transparent about the approval
    process for the biotech corn. Last week, the company said it expects China soon will grant approval of the corn.

  3. blank GunzRloaded says:

    May 2016 I write……I noticed a lot of people NOW in America that have kidney disease.U don’t have to live in Sri Lanka to get it.The two that I know have polycystic kidney disease or PKD.It’s time for everyone with kidney problems to get their blood tested for “glyphosate” and time to get an attorney and file a lawsuit against the poisoners.It has to stop one way or another…..!!!!!

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