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  You need to do a better job of checking your facts.  With the evolution of herbicide tolerant traits farmers are actually using less herbicides than with conventional traits.  Conventional canola requires a multitude of passes of different herbicides to adequately achieve weed control so that yield is not affected.  Glyphosate tolerant (GT) canola requires one pass of glyphosate to achieve that same control.   As a retailer of conventional and GT trait canola and corn varieties I can tell you farmers demand the GT traits.  Farmers view GT traits as superior to conventional varieties in terms of yield and weed control.  It is quite easy to argue that GT traits are better for the environment because they have reduced the amount of herbicide applied to soybeans, canola , and corn.  

  Please do a better job of checking your facts and not run on assumptions to sensationalize your agenda.  Thanks.  

  Shaun Haney  http://www.realagriculture.com

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