Roundup’s Surprising Connection to Industrial Meat

The one thing glyphosate has in common with the screwworm outbreak, deforestation, climate change and bird flu.

By: Seth Millstein

Outlets: Sentient

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 1,433

Last Updated: 6 days, 2 hours ago

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For years, Bayer and the biotech giant it purchased, Monsanto, have faced allegations that glyphosate, the active ingredient in its popular herbicide Roundup, causes cancer. The saga has resulted in over 100,000 lawsuits, billions of dollars in settlement funds, a Supreme Court case and several actions by the Trump administration. But amidst the flurry of legal activity, few have stopped to ask a fundamental question: Why are we spraying so much glyphosate in the …

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