One farmer gunned down another, apparently after a confrontation over a herbicide.

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By Nathanael JohnsonOct 31, 2016, 3:51 pm148 pts
Why was there a dispute in Arkansas over herbicide in the first place? Weeds evolved to tolerate the dominant herbicide glyphosate (aka Roundup), so Monsanto released a new soybean that’s been genetically modified to resist both glyphosate and dicamba herbicides. The problem with dicamba is that it can turn…

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