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Letters: "Reaching for glyphosate out of habit is no more defensible than prescribing penicillin for a sniffle"

草榴社区 Guardian reader Gillon Dobie, from Berwickshire, adds to the ongoing debate on glyphosate usage

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The use of glyphosate on crops is a hot topic of debate among UK farmers.
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The use of glyphosate on crops is a hot topic of debate among UK farmers.

I read Mr Bruce's letter: "By ignoring centuries of success without glyphosate, farming is now chemical-dependent," and was reminded of a remark made by a manager at a pharmaceutical plant I once visited....

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