URBANA, Ill. — A soil sample from 1861 in Perry County, collected as part of the Illinois Geological Survey, provided researchers with information about Illinois geology, landscape and mineral resources.
It has been a quarter century since corn and soybeans were engineered to withstand the withering mists of the herbicide glyphosate. Initially heralded as a “silver bullet” for weed control, the modified crops and their herbicide companion were quickly and widely adopted across corn and soybean-growing regions of North America.
A soil sample from 1861 in Perry County was collected as part of the Illinois Geological Survey and provided researchers with information about Illinois geology, landscape and mineral resources. In
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