Soil degradation in Europe: Concerns over glyphosate pass from human health to the soil

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Experts say the weedkiller’s impact on soil health represents a serious threat to Europe’s long-term food security. When François Peaucellier talks about soil, he sounds like a sommelier. “It’s full of little leaves,” says the French farmer, holding up a clod from his field. “The earth is supple and beautiful. There is a surface life that is superb.” Peaucellier, who grows cereals and vegetables on a 200-hectare farm in the Hauts-de-France region north of Paris, is part of small but growing movement of farmers who are cutting back on pesticides not so much out of concerns for human health – …read more

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