U.S. Researchers Warn Farmers to Prepare for Glyphosate Shortage

By Capital Press|3 January 2022

University extension services nationwide are alerting farmers to a glyphosate shortage that is expected to worsen in 2022, reports Capital Press.

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in some common weed killers, including Roundup. According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, glyphosate has been the most widely used herbicide in the U.S. since 2001.

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The shortage, extension specialists say, will challenge growers who rely on glyphosate, including those planting Roundup-ready crops, those who have no-till systems and those who use glyphosate to terminate cover crops.

“Farmers are worried about how this will impact them,” said Bill Johnson, a professor of botany and plant pathology at Purdue University.

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