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[Shortpoet-GTD]

Reuters is saying "heavy use" in their piece; but what is considered heavy use?
Farmers and growers, for sure, but what about home gardeners, community gardens,
gulf course workers?
They may use more than is necessary. How many people using these products
measure precisely?
10%? Maybe 30%?
This might cause them problems as well. (Might being a loose term.)

(Chief ingredient in roundup is glyphosate. The tonnage used in staggering, and the
amounts keep rising.)

Parkinson's? Cancers? Infertility? All possible.
(Well, that would help the overpopulation issue, but not in a good way.)

Our old pal and buddy, monsanto, not only makes roundup but the gmo crops like
corn, soybeans, sugar-beets. And those in turn, end up in thousands of other products,
(supposedly) tainting all of them.

Reuters/HP article

[E3 wise]

Weed resistance has become a real problem for farmers these days.  Already the widespread of Round up overuse has caused certain weeds to become almost immune to herbesides like round up.

http://www.slate.com...tant_weeds.html

Kind of goes to figure that if viruses and bacteria could become resistant to antibiotics that weeds might do the same, likewise the human effect through food and water is really scarry.  Thanks for sheading some light on this big issue.