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> NOP argues that because glyphosate does not “touch” the plants being certified, it is technically still “organic.” If that’s not the craziest assumption I’ve
by koolba 7y ago
> NOP argues that because glyphosate does not “touch” the plants being certified, it is technically still “organic.” If that’s not the craziest assumption I’ve heard in regards to organic food production, I don’t know what is. For those of you who don’t know – anything that touches the soil eventually gets taken up by the plant. It becomes apart of the plants tissues and DNA. It is unavoidable.
IIUC, they’re spraying the ground with glyphosate to clear it, then after some time period of it dissipating, planting atop the soil but not applying the herbicide again during the crops growing phase.
If the plants being grown are not glyphosate resistant (e.g. “roundup ready”) and there’s a non-trivial level of it remaining in the soil, wouldn’t that kill the crops? Reversing that, are there any significant levels in the ground or absorbed by the plants at that point? Seems like it’s a “no”.
- ac29 7y ago> If the plants being grown are not glyphosate resistant (e.g. “roundup ready”) and there’s a non-trivial level of it remaining in the soil, wouldn’t that kill the crops? No, because hydroponic crops are not planted into the soil.
- koolba 7y agoI totally missed the hydroponic part but now I’m even more confused. If the plants are hydroponic than what are they spraying and why? The land around and under the greenhouse?
- bardworx 7y agoThat’s how I’m reading it. They spray the ground to clear it and the plants are in a container atop the soil. If the farmer plants in the soil that was treated, it can’t be considered organic for 3 years (unless the substance that was used is certified for organic crops)
- fortran77 7y agoHow does it become part of the "DNA"? How does that work?
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- morpheuskafka 7y agoThe only chemicals that will ever "become apart of DNA" are the four chemicals that make it up--anything else is not dioxyribonucleicacid by definiton.