The Next Generation of GM Crops Has Arrived—And So Has the Controversy

Click here to access article by Brandon Keim from Wired.

The first of a new generation of genetically modified crops is poised to win government approval in the United States, igniting a controversy that may continue for years, and foreshadowing the future of genetically modified crops.

Referring to what Dow Chemical calls the Enlist Weed Control System, Keim reports:

If there’s any common ground, it’s this: If the Enlist system is approved, much more herbicide will be used in the United States. According to the USDA, somewhere between 78 and 176 million pounds of additional 2,4-D could be used on U.S. crops by 2020, up from 26 million in 2011.