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Forum: Portugal
Apr 14th 2017, 1:08 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

Spraying chemicals on a windy day is not ok.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 16th 2017, 9:54 am
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

I use chemicals. They are complex compounds that break down after a few weeks, unlike copper sulfate.
They are not what people refer to as "organic" these days. I have no problem with employing...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 15th 2017, 10:57 am
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

Copper sulfate???
And you think that's a good thing?
Copper sulfate is utterly deadly and an environmental disaster.
Forum: Portugal
Nov 24th 2016, 4:52 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

Better not to eat US grown fruit.
Forum: Portugal
Nov 17th 2016, 8:33 am
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

Herbicides, yes. But plants are not susceptible to pesticides.
In fact, many GM crops are developed to produce their own organic pesticides, so reducing the amount of spraying required.
...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 24th 2016, 10:38 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

Every Portuguese farmer uses a lot more than I do; I suggest you were your hazmat suit everywhere you go.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 24th 2016, 6:24 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

I just sprayed my orchard with fungicide and 2 different pesticides [including imidaclopride], then threw 25kg of chemical fertilizer on the orchard + garden, then mixed up 5 liters of a nice strong...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 15th 2016, 11:02 am
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

Tallowamine has been discontinued [as stated in the article].
The death of glyphosate has been exaggerated. For the time being, it's still very much in use.

That was why I asked you which...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 13th 2016, 2:31 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

You mean glyphosate or tallowamine?
This is old news, the same thing was written a year ago or more.

Monsanto confirmed to Reuters...
Forum: Portugal
May 27th 2016, 8:11 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

They made some seeds that produce plants that make sterile seed; however, that was just one product.
Other GM plants produce seeds with equal characteristics that can be replanted, so long as your...
Forum: Portugal
May 17th 2016, 1:02 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

There are no GM crops that make their own herbicide.
Really the issue was / is about the roundup-ready varieties, as the crop will always be sprayed with glyphosate.
There was also a big hoopla...
Forum: Portugal
May 12th 2016, 10:03 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

As far as I know there are no GMO's permitted here.
Glyphosate is used to kill everything in the fields, then they're plowed and seeded with conventional crops.
It's also used to control weeds in...
Forum: Portugal
May 12th 2016, 7:38 pm
Replies: 239
Views: 29,471
Posted By liveaboard

Re: Monsanto & Glyphosate & U

I don't buy roundup anymore, now I just pee on any invasive plants I want to get rid of.
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