Bayer to stop selling roundup?

[bigboreblr]

Any truth to this? Any of you considering having a few years of it around? Trying to keep myself with 4's. 40 apple trees and 4 acres of foodplots. Seem to use around 1 gallon a year. Got about 2/3rds of a 2.5 gal.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Lots of companies sell generic RoundUp.... glyphosate is the active ingredient. Pretty common now a days since the patent expired for the original RoundUp.

 

[Westwind]

41% glyphosate is the original roundup.

Now there is a 51%. I actually don’t see the point of it unless you end up somehow cheaper.

 

[bigboreblr]

Thought we'd be allright. Wasn't sure if they licensed it out or not.

Think the days are numbered. Sure there's other stuff out there. Alot of the world uses it, europe not so much I believe.

Curious to see how SD's no spray no replant works out. Adding about 3/4 acre more this year if things go right. Got some mean raspberry bushes in there. Round em up.

 

[farmlegend]

Glyphosate is not going away. Low in toxicity, not persistent in the ecosystem. Most other herbicides are worse on both scores.

 

[homerj]

Glyphosate on berry brambles will only piss them off

 

[Native Hunter]

Glyphosate on berry brambles will only piss them off

So true, and mine endured a strong dose of Remedy Ultra and were able to come back from roots in 3 years.

 

[farmlegend]

Glyphosate on berry brambles will only piss them off

Hell, I WANT berry brambles. Otherwise, it's multiflora rose, prickly ash, shrubby St John's Wort, or Autumn Olive.