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Awaiting Approval on Another Herbicide to Go Hand in Hand with GMO Seeds

According to a story by AP, corn and soybean growers are in need of a "better herbicide," as weeds grow peskier. Dow Chemical thinks it has the answer.

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Insecticides Coating Corn, Killing Honey Bees

The chemicals used to coat corn kernels before planting have likely caused the massive honey bee die-offs in recent years, according to a report in Environmental Science and Technology Journal.

"According to the new study, neonicotinoid insecticides "are among the most widely used in the world, pop…

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