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Re:Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety i... by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:33PM (#14103939)
Without claiming RoundUp is good for you, I would point to this with regards to your point #4:

http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/roundupwheat.asp

Re:Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety i... by CodeWriter23 on Thursday April 13, 2017 @12:50AM (#14104249)
Gotta love how Snopes dismisses anecdotal claims of allergies, then goes on to use anecdotal stories from farmers on a discussion forum to support their assertion that RoundUp isn't used as a crop dessicant.
Re:Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety i... by gadders on Thursday April 13, 2017 @03:40AM (#14104930)
Pretty sure they use it on Rape Seed in the UK. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation

Re:Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety i... by randomdata on Thursday April 13, 2017 @10:02AM (#14106952)
The article says it isn't used as a crop desiccant in wheat. If you want another anecdotal data point, as a grain grower myself, I have to echo the sentiment there. I'm sure someone has tried it, but I see no reason for wheat to need desiccation generally.

Edible beans on the other hand...

Re:Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety i... by CodeWriter23 on Thursday April 13, 2017 @03:35PM (#14110250)
I was merely noting Snopes' intellectual dishonesty in dismissing anecdotal data solely on the basis that it is anecdotal (and obviously, inconvenient to their conclusion), but then using anecdotal data to support their conclusion when it is convenient.
Re:Monsanto Weed Killer Roundup Faces New Doubts on Safety i... by abandonliberty on Thursday April 13, 2017 @11:23AM (#14107730)