From Syngenta Crop Protection: The documentary movie “Last Call at the Oasis” dramatizes a real crisis—the global shortage of clean water. But the film gets key facts wrong about atrazine, a herbicide that is not only safe, but actually protects clean water and saves land from cultivation. If not corrected, this negative spin could lead […]
From USGS via Journal of Environmental Quality: …Atrazine is one of the most extensively used agricultural herbicides in the United States, with an average annual use (1992–1995) of 29 million kg active ingredient applied to about 231,000 km2 of cropland (primarily corn and sorghum) (Thelin and Gianessi, 2000). National models of atrazine occurrence in shallow […]
From Syngenta Crop Protection: Atrazine, a popular and trusted herbicide for more than 50 years, is once again under attack. A recent flurry of negative articles, videos and blogs has been spreading false claims. Atrazine is a well-tested, safe and beneficial product that is critical to American agriculture and the nation’s economy. A robust scientific […]
From editor Rich Keller via Ag Professional: The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) recently took a wild swing at Syngenta Crop Protection, and although AgProfessional doesn’t agree with the organization’s position, we feel it’s important to inform our readers that outrageous claims have been distributed to the mass media. We don’t even see the […]
