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Glyphosate's Fight for Survival

"In the Weeds" Glyphosate News Roundup: January 6, 2026

Editor’s Note: With over 80% of U.S. no-till soybean and corn growers using glyphosate for weed control, this worldwide news roundup deals with concerns about the herbicide’s future use, possible banning, use strategy, new restrictions, health and environmental concerns. Our twice-a-month No-Till Farmer “In the Weeds” series will keep you updated on the latest glyphosate news from around the world. — Frank Lessiter, Editor, No-Till Farmer
By Frank Lessiter posted on January 6, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection

In this edition:

  • Bayer sues AIG Insurance to help with legal bills as Roundup claims top $10 billion
  • European Union Commission Seeks Indefinite Approval for Glyphosate
  • Australian flower growers see ‘red’ over federal government proposal to relax imported flower rules

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Glyphosate's Fight for Survival

"In the Weeds" Glyphosate News Roundup: December 16, 2025

Editor’s Note: With over 80% of U.S. no-till soybean and corn growers using glyphosate for weed control, this worldwide news roundup deals with concerns about the herbicide’s future use, possible banning, use strategy, new restrictions, health and environmental concerns. Our twice-a-month No-Till Farmer “In the Weeds” series will keep you updated on the latest glyphosate news from around the world. — Frank Lessiter, Editor, No-Till Farmer
By Frank Lessiter posted on December 16, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

In this edition:

  • Landmark glyphosate safety study retracted for Monsanto ghostwriting, other ethics problems
  • Solicitor General Backs Efforts to End Roundup Lawsuits
  • What Comes After Glyphosate?
  • Hands off glyphosate, an essential tool

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International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - December 2025

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.
By Frank Lessiter posted on December 13, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

In this edition:

  • Soil health and conservation
  • In-season temporal variability of soil carbon and nitrogen pools after half a century of a tillage and crop rotation gradient.
  • Soil organic matter: The heart of soil health.
  • Cover Crops and Sustainable Agriculture.
  • Soil health and disturbance-based classification of farming systems.
  • Chapter 11. Cover Crop Mixes for Diversity, Carbon and Conservation Agriculture.
  • Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Distribution, Soil Biological Characteristics, and Winter Wheat Yields Under Different Tillage Practices in Long-Term Field Experiment.

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Glyphosate's Fight for Survival

"In the Weeds" Glyphosate News Roundup: December 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: With over 80% of U.S. no-till soybean and corn growers using glyphosate for weed control, this worldwide news roundup deals with concerns about the herbicide’s future use, possible banning, use strategy, new restrictions, health and environmental concerns. Our twice-a-month No-Till Farmer “In the Weeds” series will keep you updated on the latest glyphosate news from around the world. — Frank Lessiter, Editor, No-Till Farmer
By Frank Lessiter posted on December 2, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

In this edition:

  • Glyphosate = Cancer? Not so Fast
  • EU judges pull plug on pesticide approval loophole
  • Delayed Planting of Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya is Costly

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Frankly Speaking

No-Till Purges Major Mother Nature Concerns

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 21, 2025

Last fall, Farm Journal editors posted an article, “Unpacking the Disappointment: 5 Reasons Some Iowa Growers Had Ho-Hum Corn Yields.” In some areas of Iowa, agronomist Nicole Stecklein said, Mother Nature delivered a series of agronomic problems that led to an only average corn crop.


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