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The problem with roundup ready corn is that farmers can drench the corn and soil with roundup. Nothing grows but the corn. If for some reason a person wants to grow something but corn, then the ground is ruined.
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Completely false.
Roundup must be applied to growing leaves to have any effect.
Roundup is expensive. All farmers I know use the minimum amount per acre and meter it carefully. High tech (expensive) equipment and advanced (expensive) electronics are used to keep use to a minimum effective level. Here's what i mean by expensive:
http://agsystemsonline.com/used-equi...lled-sprayers/
Crops are regularly rotated on fields that have been sprayed with roundup for decades.