Sightline

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The majority of GM crops have been modified to be resistant to selected herbicides, usually a glyphosate or glufosinate based one. Genetically modified crops engineered to resist herbicides are now more available than conventionally bred resistant varieties; in the USA 93% of soybeans and most of the GM maize grown is glyphosate tolerant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_organism#Crops

93% != None

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3161661

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3161637

This is the local news for north Texas. They're talking about the unusually high overnight temperatures and how it affects plantlife.

 

And then, on Monday, came Earth’s hottest day in at least 125,000 years. Tuesday was hotter.

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