Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2011. A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) official speaking at an agricultural conference said that the heavy use of Roundup, an herbicide manufactured by Monsanto and used heavily on “Roundup Ready” genetically engineered (GE) crops, appears to be causing harmful changes in soil and potentially hindering yields of crops that farmers are cultivating. Reuters reportedthat Robert Kremer, PhD, a microbiologist with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, told the audience at the…
