Tag Archives: weed killers

22 Nov

Featured, International News

Controversial weed killer may force some farmers out of business

• November 22, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Some farmers are claiming a controversial weed killer is forcing them out of business. Just last month the EPA ap...

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25 Oct

Featured, Marijuana Growing

US judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages

• October 25, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for a...

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22 Oct

Featured, International News

Ask a Master Gardener: Using lawn chemicals wisely a balancing act

• October 22, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Q: In a recent column, the U of M Master Gardeners in St. Louis County expounded on the values and drawbacks of weed-and-feed lawn ...

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17 Oct

Featured, International News

Jurors: Don’t throw out $289M weed killer cancer verdict

• October 17, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jurors who found that agribusiness giant Monsanto's Roundup weed killer contributed to a school groundskeepe...

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10 Oct

Featured, Products

Why a controversial ‘carcinogen’ is in popular weed killers

• October 10, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Consumers have been warned to err on the side of caution when using popular weed killers such as RoundUp, as the controversial main ing...

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17 Sep

Featured, weed news

Weed killer spray may have damaged pomegranate tree

• September 17, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Q: I have one pomegranate tree in bad shape. The leaves are turning yellow and then brown; yet underneath the veins are pink. This is o...

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17 Sep

Featured, International News

InventHelp Inventor Develops Weed-Killer Sprayer Attachment (FED-1960)

• September 17, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "I needed an easier way to apply weed killer that would not be so physically strenuous," sai...

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03 Sep

Featured, Marijuana News

Weed killer, fires and litigation headline council meeting

• September 3, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

The agenda for the Sept. 5 meeting of the Windsor Town Council is packed with a wide variety of topics, ranging from emergency prepared...

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03 Sep

Featured, weed news

Environmentalists question safety of state’s weed-killing program

• September 3, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

It’s easy to see that the state Department of Transportation has finished up its annual half-million-dollar weed-spraying program for t...

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01 Sep

Cannabis, Marijuana News

When Weed Killers Miss Their Mark

• September 1, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The field appears as a checkerboard: thriving green crops beside squares of shriveling beige stalks. This was not a...

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