Glyphosate-tolerant alfalfa debuts in Eastern Canada

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One of the reasons a stand of hay is retired early is because of weed pressure, especially dandelion. This is a great tool to assist in maintaining a top producing stand of alfalfa, since it will be weed free.

Raube Beuerman

The main reason alfalfa is turned down is because of winter kill. The dandelions move in when the alfalfa is gone. the best thing to do is give it a squirt of roundup and reseed, no wait it's RR so what other spray will kill alfalfa. Nothing... all the other sprays will kill the top but only roundup will get that deep tap root. You could rotate that field into corn Oh that's right can't use RR corn cause it's RR alfalfa.
I think it will be in everyone's interest not to bring in RR alfalfa

If dairy, pigs, and chickens are feed corn, and soybean meal derived from rr corn and beans and no one is ill than what's the big deal?

Thjis is very bad. Will monsanto take ownership if it some gets into to non roundup fields . Stephen webster Blyth

inadvertent spread is not an option as far as my knowledge goes. Even if it does start to become invasive there are various ways of other types of control. Plus the thing has its own natural enemies and pests to keep the spread regulated. I, personally, don't see a reason to fear. But that's my humble opinion and I'm just a gardener.

Irvine @ Allan's gardeners http://www.allansgardeners.co.uk/

inadvertent spread is not an option as far as my knowledge goes. Even if it does start to become invasive there are various ways of other types of control. Plus the thing has its own natural enemies and pests to keep the spread regulated. I, personally, don't see a reason to fear. But that's my humble opinion and I'm just a gardener.

Irvine

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