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Environment & Energy

MuseRider

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3. 2,4-D is a nasty mess.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 10:03 PM

Aug 2012

Stuff scares me. I don't use it on my farm but I used to. When I started I had no idea and this is what the Noxious Weed fellows told me to use. Nasty stuff.

We are going to be in big trouble one day very soon and we have Dow, Monsanto and the others to thank for it. I wonder who they will blame?

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2,4-D (Key Herbicide) Showing Signs Of Losing Effectiveness - Reuters [View all] hatrack Aug 2012 OP

taking it to the logical conclusion, someday, dow will sell us weeds and call it food. unblock Aug 2012 #1

Weeds are food Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #5

true enough ;) i've always known about dandilions, and we actually have a fair amount of chives unblock Aug 2012 #6

Good KT2000 Aug 2012 #2

2,4-D is a nasty mess. MuseRider Aug 2012 #3

Evil-ution is teh faek! XemaSab Aug 2012 #4

i've always found 2,4-d to be feeble. unblock Aug 2012 #7