FRENCH FARMERS SAY PLAN TO PHASE OUT WEED KILLER TOO AMBITIOUS

12/04/2017

The new French president, Emmanuel Macron, promised to rid France of the weedkiller glyphosate within three years. This goal is viewed as too ambitious by the European nation's farmers. Many French farmers believe that even five years is too short a time frame because there is currently no economically viable alternative that is more environmentally friendly. Glyphosate was determined to cause cancer by the World Health Organization in 2015. For the full story see https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-eu-health-glyphosate-france/three-yea…