EPA: Pull Monsantos crop-killing dicamba, now.
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Dicamba helps Monsanto, hurts farmersDear PAOV,
Thanks to Monsanto’s latest genetically engineered (GE) seeds, use of the herbicide dicamba has skyrocketed this year — and so has damage to crops growing nearby.
Farmers in 20 states have reported more than 2,200 incidents of crop damage from dicamba drift on more than 3.1 million acres of land. This has to stop.
Tell the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to do its job and halt use of this harmful product, now.
Dicamba is not a new chemical, and it has a reputation of drifting from where it’s applied in the field. Scientists and farmers also know that it’s particularly harmful to broadleaf plants like fruits, nuts, vegetables and non-GE soy.
And now, after being rushed to market in 2015, Monsanto’s Xtend soy seeds are driving up use of this drift-prone herbicide — and ushering in a new wave of serious problems for farmers.
Monsanto’s Xtend seeds have been advertised as a necessary tool for farmers to combat the “superweed” epidemic. Interestingly, the corporation fails to mention two key points in its product marketing:
- Glyphosate-resistant superweeds are the direct result of Monsanto’s own RoundUp Ready crops; and
- Scientists say weeds will also develop resistance to herbicides used on new GE seed lines, like dicamba and 2,4-D.
Put simply, engineering seeds to withstand repeated applications of herbicides just doesn’t work. While the model may keep profits flowing for Monsanto, it’s wreaking havoc in farmers’ fields across the country.
Thank you for speaking up for farmers!
Pesticide Action Network North America
Berkeley, CA | Minneapolis, MN
510.788.9020 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | www.panna.org
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