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“data from our very own U.S. Department of Agriculture says that over the first thirteen years of commercial use of GMO crops (1996–2008), herbicide use in the United States increased by 383 million pounds.13” quote by John Joseph — Download Open image

““data from our very own U.S. Department of Agriculture says that over the first thirteen years of commercial use of GMO crops (1996–2008), herbicide use in the United States increased by 383 million pounds.13””

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