I just finished reading the e-mail about Roundup and the use of it in hay
crops. Well folks if you feed your sheep grain (corn, oats,etc.) chances are
really good that corn field was sprayed with Roundup. Apparently it's the
number one choice of farmers for weed control.
The main ingredient in Roundup is called Glyphosphate. It has been observed
to reduce the number of songbirds and small mammels in treated areas, due to
destruction of their habitat, it is toxic to earthworms, fish, and a lot of
insects; it kills non targeted plantlife.
One of the inert ingredients in Roundup is called Polyoxyethylene Alkylamine
which is a surfactant. Most Polyalkoxylated surfactants are contaminated
with whats called 1,4-Dioxane, a known carcinogen.
I don't know about you, but I don't want this type of product around my
sheep, not to mention me or my family. I put my foot down with my husband
and would not let him spray inside the fence line, couldn't stop him from
spraying the rest of the property.
Dayna
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