Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 12/18/19


Travis Gannon doesn’t “want to paint the picture” that the use of glyphosate, or Roundup, herbicide will be banned for use in agriculture. But if it is no longer available, farmers can expect cost increases for other herbicides, increased use of other herbicides and less net farm income. Speaking at the 71st annual Crop Protection School in Smithfield, N.C., on Dec. 4, Gannon, associate professor of pesticide fate and behavior at North Carolina State University, stressed that he expects the herbicide to remain available to farmers.

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