It sounds like a sci-fi movie: farmers fighting desperately to hold back an onslaught of herbicide-defying "superweeds."
But there's nothing imaginary—or entertaining—about this scenario. Superweeds are all too real, and they have now spread to over 60 million acres of our farmland, wreaking environmental and economic havoc wherever they go.
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Explainer
Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture
It was sold to the public as a technological miracle that would feed the world. We now know that the price is too high.
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Food Fight
Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make things right.
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Waste Deep
Water pollutants from Tyson Foods' meat processing plants pose a risk to both people and the environment.
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What’s Wrong with Fossil Fuel–Based Fertilizer?
Massive overapplication of nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture damages soil, causes pollution, and contributes to climate change.