I like this tidbit from the article:
[quote]Additionally, because many of the superweeds can still be killed by glyphosate if it is sprayed in higher doses, many farmers are spraying more glyphosate and other herbicides to combat the weeds. The attraction is that this is much less labor intensive than plowing and handpicking weeds out of the soil [9]. Consequently, the US Department of Agriculture has estimated that an additional 383 million pounds of herbicides have been used than if Roundup Ready crops were never introduced [6]. This increased use of glyphosate heightens the likelihood of higher concentrations of the chemical running off into nearby ecosystems. At these elevated concentrations, glyphosate may be capable of causing environmental damage.
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So, everyone involved acting exactly as expected and predicted. The farmers are overusing the chemicals in violation of the vendor instructions with currently unknown consequences, the weeds are adapting faster than the business cycle, and the whole thing was always just a way to eliminate agricultural labor (i.e. jobs for people) from the git-go.
