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Major Nikon

(36,925 posts)
65. Yeah, that's it
Fri Feb 26, 2016, 02:54 PM
Feb 2016

This is what you wrote before you edited it:


Call it pesticide if you want, it's obvious you never have contact with the field any way so it shouldnt matter....


So who lied about whom again?

Kinda funny how your "proof" that I don't know what I'm talking about is the refusal to acknowledge something that was unadulterated bullshit to begin with.

ag_dude (540 posts)
2. Glyphosate is not a pesticide.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027640898#post2

Q: How is Roundup PROMAX® herbicide registered in the U.S.?

A: All pesticides in the U.S., including Roundup PROMAX, must be registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before they can be sold. Before the agency can approve registration, a variety of stringent toxicity, crop residue and environmental fate studies must be conducted by the company and reviewed by the EPA. Only when the EPA finds the studies to be scientifically sound and accepts them can the pesticide be registered and sold in the U.S. In addition, many state agencies carefully review these studies, examine product uses for specific geographies, and apply their own strict registration to pesticides. Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicides certainly have one of the most extensive worldwide human health, occupational safety and environmental databases ever completed on a pesticide product. The study of glyphosate continues today as new requirements come into existence or as Monsanto evaluates possible questions on its own.

http://www.monsanto.com/products/pages/frequently-asked-questions.aspx



You were wrong. Get over it.

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Good thing I quit drinking 7 years ago. Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #1
I drink occasionally, but not beer or liquor, so I've got it covered. closeupready Feb 2016 #10
Glyphosate is not a pesticide. ag_dude Feb 2016 #2
Well it is the active ingredient of herbicides and herbicides are pesticides. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #3
No its not ag_dude Feb 2016 #7
It is an herbicide, and an organophosphorus compound. Zorra Feb 2016 #8
I know very well what it is. ag_dude Feb 2016 #9
Yes. You are correct tkmorris Feb 2016 #11
I went great lengths? ag_dude Feb 2016 #13
ag-dude is not correct. Even the manufacturer calls it a pesticide Major Nikon Feb 2016 #14
MS in environmental engineering, ag focus. ag_dude Feb 2016 #16
Being laughed at by those who are ignorant isn't much of an insult Major Nikon Feb 2016 #18
I chellenge you to go to any feed store.... ag_dude Feb 2016 #19
Glyphosate is and should be called herbicide Major Nikon Feb 2016 #22
"its obvious you have no degree in agriculture anyway" ag_dude Feb 2016 #40
Texas A&M. Well that explains it right there. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #68
Gov Rick "Goodhair" Perry's alma mater Major Nikon Feb 2016 #69
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences not good enough for you? Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #79
LOL! tabasco Feb 2016 #64
"I know very well what it is' brentspeak Feb 2016 #26
Truthfully? Because I was on my phone at a long red light. ag_dude Feb 2016 #42
So what? It still causes cancer. I would hate to think you are just thread-jacking in order djean111 Feb 2016 #76
It is a Toxin. Duppers Feb 2016 #78
Roundup is a specific type of pesticide Major Nikon Feb 2016 #12
Bull shit. ag_dude Feb 2016 #15
Sure, it's much better to be informed by someone claiming degrees anonymously on the internet Major Nikon Feb 2016 #17
are you thinking of "insecticide" GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #20
I know what he's trying to say. ag_dude Feb 2016 #21
so "pesticide" when written on the tanks only means "insecticide"? GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #23
The terms used in actual agriculture are pesticide and herbicide. ag_dude Feb 2016 #46
You were wrong, get over it Major Nikon Feb 2016 #66
Marking a sprayer "pesticide" would be a blatant OSHA violation, ag-dude Major Nikon Feb 2016 #28
Again, no, it wouldn't ag_dude Feb 2016 #38
Well this is certainly one of the more childish things I've seen today tkmorris Feb 2016 #60
Thank you. ag_dude Feb 2016 #63
Yeah, that's it Major Nikon Feb 2016 #65
I farm too and roundup is not normally called a pesticide. Jim Beard Feb 2016 #31
It is correct Major Nikon Feb 2016 #36
It's not just him, it's the entire industry ag_dude Feb 2016 #43
All herbicides are pesticides Major Nikon Feb 2016 #45
I'll bite, what IS your background with herbicides and pesticides? ag_dude Feb 2016 #47
I'm not big on claiming expertise anonymously Major Nikon Feb 2016 #55
Yeah, sure, whatever you say anonymous internet poster. ag_dude Feb 2016 #56
And yet the facts support my assertion and betray yours Major Nikon Feb 2016 #58
Yeah, sure, its obvious I have no degree in agriculture anyway ag_dude Feb 2016 #59
Sure, because that makes glyphosate not a pesticide Major Nikon Feb 2016 #61
I sat through 5 hours of continueing ag classes and they also use the umbrella phrase "pesticide". Jim Beard Feb 2016 #50
Who taught your course and referred to glyphosate as a pesticide? ag_dude Feb 2016 #51
Perhaps it was somebody who is familiar with very basic scientific terminology? Denzil_DC Feb 2016 #83
I work with farmers every day and do pesticide applicator training. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #62
Arguing semantics is foolish - pesticide or herbicide, some people don't want to consume it. hedgehog Feb 2016 #24
Ah, Monsanto. The gift that keeps on killing. marmar Feb 2016 #4
Actually the glyphosate patent has long run out so there are other companies yellowcanine Feb 2016 #6
This has nothing to do with GMOs. Beer is made from barley or wheat. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #5
There is GMO wheat but none is approved for use. GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #29
Hard to see how glyphosate would get on hops - or in potable water. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #54
In water run off. Glyphosate shows up in water all over the place. GreatGazoo Feb 2016 #57
Another reason to drink German beer instead of water Major Nikon Feb 2016 #70
Thats why I was wondering why the header showed corn Jim Beard Feb 2016 #33
Corn can be used for beer but it is usually not done commercially. yellowcanine Feb 2016 #48
Augustiner is Republican Stepdad's favorite. KamaAina Feb 2016 #25
I can't say that glyphosate caused my (relatively rare) cancer, hedgehog Feb 2016 #27
According to WHO, beer is a class 1 carcinogen Peregrine Feb 2016 #30
Monsanto doesn't make beer Major Nikon Feb 2016 #67
This "story" is classic overhype bullshit. Archae Feb 2016 #32
I don't think they are using more but they are definitely using too much. Jim Beard Feb 2016 #35
Who is using too much? Archae Feb 2016 #39
In some cases they are definitely using more Major Nikon Feb 2016 #41
I have been involved in organics Jim Beard Feb 2016 #34
I'm surprised there are that many Major Nikon Feb 2016 #37
There has been an evolution in organic certification. Jim Beard Feb 2016 #44
Actually the evolution was the reverse Major Nikon Feb 2016 #49
Yes it is the word that is used and is the one that has been accepted. Jim Beard Feb 2016 #53
The drinking water standard for glyphosate is 3 times that level. Buzz Clik Feb 2016 #52
Yurpeens might not agree with our drinking water standards. tabasco Feb 2016 #74
Maybe. The could establish their own, they could use WHO's levels, or... Buzz Clik Feb 2016 #75
Disgusting Chemical Pollution, Inc. AxionExcel Feb 2016 #71
I'll believe it when I see the owners of these companies drink a liter of contaminated water Taitertots Feb 2016 #72
I don't even remotely give a shit. Throd Feb 2016 #73
Have it your way - AxionExcel Feb 2016 #77
Wow, that guy happens to look a lot like me! Throd Feb 2016 #81
It's in the birth canal, and in the gut AxionExcel Feb 2016 #80
I'm not seeing the GMO connection Bradical79 Feb 2016 #82
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