From Depression to Disease, See What Monsanto’s Roundup Has Caused
In 1974, Monsanto invented the herbicide glyphosate and brought it to market under the name Roundup after DDT was banned. However, the use of Roundup didn’t become popular until the 1990s because Monsanto changed their marketing strategy.
The new strategy involved creating genetically engineered seeds that could tolerate high doses of Roundup. This allowed farmers to grow crops of corn, soy, cotton, canola, sugar beets and alfalfa that would thrive while the weeds shrivelled around them.
In order to sell more of their popular herbicide, Monsanto encouraged farmers to use Roundup to dry out their crops so that they could be harvested faster. This meant that non-GMO crops like wheat, barley, oats, and many others were being sprayed regularly.
