Comment from Jordan Scheibel

From my perspective as a vegetable grower, 2,4-D resistant corn and soybeans are a coming disaster. There is no worse herbicide for drifting long distances and damaging fruit and vegetable plants than 2,4-D, and the introduction of these resistant varieties will make it far more likely that such drift will be occurring with increasing frequency in the future. For some growers, it will make their livelihoods untenable and for homeowners in the country, they will see increasing damage of their gardens and trees of 2,4-D drift. The introduction of these varieties is an implicit admission that glyphosate resistant varieties are failing, weeds are becoming resistant, and stronger herbicides are needed. I shudder to think what herbicides will be necessary in 5 or 10 years as herbicide resistance continues to grow and the regulatory bodies that are supposed to be considering the long term implications of introducing these herbicide resistant varieties continue to rubber stamp them.