Tag Archives: weed killer

02 Aug

Featured, Weed

How do weed killers know what to kill?

• August 2, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Humans spend billions of dollars trying to fight weeds on their property. It has become an obsession for some and not a concern at all ...

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28 Jul

Featured, Marijuana News

Superheated Steam Shows Promise as Organic Weed Killer

• July 28, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

By GEORGE PLAVEN, Capital Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Steam Weeder looks like an old-time vacuum cleaner and sounds like ...

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20 Jul

Featured, International News

Tim’s Tips: Weed killer gets rid of more than just weeds

• July 20, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Weeds are everywhere! With the July heat being a mainstay of our area, the weeds have taken off in record numbers. Many of you want to ...

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14 Jul

Featured, International News

Judge Allows Lawsuits Claiming Weed Killer Causes Cancer To Proceed

• July 14, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS Local) – A judge has ruled that hundreds of lawsuits claiming “Roundup” weed killer causes cancer can proceed to the...

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12 Jul

Featured, Marijuana News

Roundup weed killer on trial in cancer death of groundskeeper

• July 12, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a school groundskeeper dying of cancer asked a San Francisco jury on Monday to find that agribusiness giant...

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03 Jul

Featured, Marijuana News

Boy claims someone tried to force-feed him weed killer but later admits he tried it himself

• July 3, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

IPOH: A 15-year-old boy who claimed someone tried to force weed killer down his throat four days ago has now admitted he tried it of hi...

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29 Jun

Featured, weed news

Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer goes on trial with billions at stake

• June 29, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

After it was introduced in the 1970s, Roundup was promoted as an "herbicide that gets to the root of the problem." Now, four decades...

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20 Jun

Featured, Marijuana News

Trial begins for man alleging Roundup weed killer caused his cancer

• June 20, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

A California man is the first of hundreds of plaintiffs to see his day in court with Monsanto in a lawsuit alleging that its weed killi...

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07 Jun

Featured, Weed, weed news

Stonington addresses concerns about use of weed killer

• June 7, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Stonington — The increased spraying of weed killer along town roads, after a 15-year-old flail mower the highway department uses to cut...

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04 Jun

Featured, weed news

An FDA scientist finds traces of weed killer in many common foods

• June 4, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

In 2015, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization listed glyphosate as a “probable carcinogen.” Monsanto, the manufacturer of...

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