by Cannydc » Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:57 pm
Fletch wrote:Cannydc wrote:"they can be totally sprayed with it right up to harvest day, and are. "
Utter garbage. Do you actually think about anything you post?
Speaking as someone whose dad spent his life working on a farm, and having just asked him, I can assure you that spraying any crop to eradicate weeds would need to be done at least 10 days before harvest. Anything after that would be a complete waste of money - something farmers tend to not do. And spraying on the day of harvest ? Please. Complete fantasy.
There is more likelihood that the tiny (yes, tiny and basically insignificant) amounts found result from airborne drift when nearby crops are sprayed around harvest time.
Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, is recognized as the world's most widely used weed killer. What is not so well known is that farmers also use glyphosate on crops such as wheat, oats, edible beans and other crops right before harvest, raising concerns that the herbicide could get into food products.
https://www.ecowatch.com/roundup-cancer-1882187755.htmlDOZENS of Food Crops Treated with Pre-Harvest Roundup (it’s not just wheat!)https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com ... ust-wheat/There's even a wiki page for it!
Crop desiccationPre-harvest crop desiccation (also siccation[1]) refers to the application of a herbicide to a crop shortly before harvest.[2] Herbicides used include glyphosate, diquat and glufosinate.[2] For potatoes, carfentrazone-ethyl is used.[3] Other desiccants are cyanamide, cinidon-ethyl, and pyraflufen-ethyl.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccationYou're either tasked with being a mouthpiece for the powers that be canny or you really are as indoctrinated as I suspected.
Or perhaps, as often happens, you didn't bother to read your own link, Fletch....
"Applying herbicides like Roundup
7-10 days before harvest is viewed as especially helpful for wheat that ripens unevenly, a common occurrence. "
Please note my post - " I can assure you that spraying any crop to eradicate weeds would need to be done at least 10 days before harvest." pretty much says exactly the same, except that I was unaware that at the 10 day mark they had a different reason for spraying.
Nevertheless, the timescale is the same. Crops are last sprayed at least 10 days before harvest - NOT 'right up to harvest' and only then in certain areas where damp conditions proclude even ripening. And 10 days to 2 weeks is plenty of time for dispersal of the 'dessicant'.
[quote="Fletch"][quote="Cannydc"]"they can be totally sprayed with it right up to harvest day, and are. "
Utter garbage. Do you actually think about anything you post?
Speaking as someone whose dad spent his life working on a farm, and having just asked him, I can assure you that spraying any crop to eradicate weeds would need to be done at least 10 days before harvest. Anything after that would be a complete waste of money - something farmers tend to not do. And spraying on the day of harvest ? Please. Complete fantasy.
There is more likelihood that the tiny (yes, tiny and basically insignificant) amounts found result from airborne drift when nearby crops are sprayed around harvest time.[/quote]
[b]Why Is Glyphosate Sprayed on Crops Right Before Harvest?[/b]
Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, is recognized as the world's most widely used weed killer. What is not so well known is that farmers also use glyphosate on crops such as wheat, oats, edible beans and other crops right before harvest, raising concerns that the herbicide could get into food products.
https://www.ecowatch.com/roundup-cancer-1882187755.html
[b]DOZENS of Food Crops Treated with Pre-Harvest Roundup (it’s not just wheat!)[/b]
[img]https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/glyphosate-desiccation.jpg[/img]
https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/pre-harvest-roundup-crops-not-just-wheat/
There's even a wiki page for it!
[b]Crop desiccation[/b]
Pre-harvest crop desiccation (also siccation[1]) refers to the application of a herbicide to a crop shortly before harvest.[2] Herbicides used include glyphosate, diquat and glufosinate.[2] For potatoes, carfentrazone-ethyl is used.[3] Other desiccants are cyanamide, cinidon-ethyl, and pyraflufen-ethyl.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_desiccation
You're either tasked with being a mouthpiece for the powers that be canny or you really are as indoctrinated as I suspected.[/quote]
Or perhaps, as often happens, you didn't bother to read your own link, Fletch....
"Applying herbicides like Roundup [size=150]7-10 days before harvest[/size] is viewed as especially helpful for wheat that ripens unevenly, a common occurrence. "
Please note my post - " I can assure you that spraying any crop to eradicate weeds would need to be done at least 10 days before harvest." pretty much says exactly the same, except that I was unaware that at the 10 day mark they had a different reason for spraying.
Nevertheless, the timescale is the same. Crops are last sprayed at least 10 days before harvest - NOT 'right up to harvest' and only then in certain areas where damp conditions proclude even ripening. And 10 days to 2 weeks is plenty of time for dispersal of the 'dessicant'.