Secondly, the modern idea of liberal application of chemical pesticides and herbicides has had disastrous consequences for the health of the land ranging from the pollution of water sources to the destruction of wildlife.
And for those flowers that escaped the honor of being hand-delivered to my mother or the sharp blades of the lawn mower, there was another level of existence.
Bayer's share price swooned, after another jury found that someone's cancer had developed through exposure to a weedkiller made by Monsanto, which Bayer acquired last year.
In recent years, investors poured money into technology that improves weeding and cropping. but money isn't flowing yet to the harder challenge, which is harvesting.