weed killer

John Draper pours glyphosate into the tank of his sprayer at the University of Maryland's Wye Research and Education Center.

Safe Or Scary? The Shifting Reputation Of Glyphosate, AKA Roundup

12:06pm May 30, 2019

by Dan Charles

The world's most widely used weed killer was once seen as one of the safest pesticides. Now it is blamed for causing cancer. Yet the scientific evidence remains disputed.

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Kenneth Feinberg has been appointed to oversee talks between Bayer's lawyers and plaintiffs' representatives for a court-mandated settlement over claims that the weedkiller Roundup caused cancer.

Lawyer Who Handled Sept. 11 Victims Fund To Mediate Talks Between Bayer, Plaintiffs

7:58pm May 22, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Kenneth Feinberg has been tapped to facilitate talks between the company's lawyers and plaintiffs' representatives over the next two weeks.

A farm worker runs a tine weeder on Jason Hunton's organic wheat crop. It's like a giant comb, scraping up weeds and bits of wheat along with it.

Zapping Noxious Weeds On Organic Farms Is Harder Than You Think

3:57pm July 10, 2017

by Courtney Flatt

There are few inexpensive and low-labor options to control the aggressive field invaders, which sometimes encroach on neighboring farms and potentially cut into their profits.

Soybean leaves showing evidence of damage from dicamba. Thousands of acres of soybean fields have shown this kind of damage this spring.

Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage

6:09pm June 23, 2017

by Dan Charles

A weedkiller called dicamba, which farmers hoped could banish herbicide-resistant weeds, has become a plague itself in Arkansas. The state's regulators just voted to ban it for 120 days.

EPA Weighs In On Glyphosate, Says It Doesn't Cause Cancer

9:49am September 17, 2016

by Dan Charles

The Environmental Protection Agency says that the country's most widely used weedkiller, glyphosate, does not cause cancer. The chemical has been under intense international scrutiny.