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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Glyphosate/Roundup toxicity to plants, soillife and mammals: Fwd: Re: [SANET-MG] Scientist Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Possibly a Fraud
  • Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:21:36 -0500

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] Scientist Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack
Possibly a Fraud
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:45:35 -0700
From: John Cowan <johncowan@BLUEBOTTLE.COM>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

I have not seen this mentioned with the current thread but Dr. Huber's
talk at the Acres, USA conference last December mentioned that
glyphosate was first patented as a chelating agent before its herbicidal
properties were discovered. One of the problems with soybeans relates to
the depression of manganese availability. I have also heard about the
toxicity to pseudomonas bacteria which plays an important part in the
soilfood web. Dr. Huber never mentioned about a micro-fungus. As
glyphosate now pollutes the groundwater in the Midwest, the bottom line
is that this chemical and its commercial use is problematic.
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*John Cowan*
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<mailto:johncowan@bluebottle.com>/


On 2/26/2011 8:52 AM, Joe Nessim wrote:
Hello Rick, Even before Dr. Huber's recent warning of the possible
connection between glyphosate and a new pathogen, there was enough
research showing the dangers of glyphosate. Personally, I don't want
glyphosate on, or in, anything I eat, thank you very much.
Unfortunately for me, and for people like me, we are now in the
position that we are sadly hoping that researchers such as Dr. Huber
will find even more disastrous evidence of this chemical's health and
environmental hazards, as this is our only chance to bring about the
phasing out of its use. If you have decided to post on SANET, a
sustainable agriculture forum that has the Precautionary Principle as
one of its cornerstones, perhaps you'd like to comment on published
glyphosate hazards, such as the following :
http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Roundup-Glyphosate-Factsheet-Cox.htm


Even the Purdue pdf. file you linked us to states (page 1) : "Research has indicated that plants sprayed with glyphosate or other herbicides are more susceptible to many biological and physiological disorders".
Joe, a farmer and consumer with "a certain attitude" about his
health.



  • [permaculture] Glyphosate/Roundup toxicity to plants, soillife and mammals: Fwd: Re: [SANET-MG] Scientist Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Possibly a Fraud, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 02/27/2011

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