Alan Emerson examines the debate over glyphosate use in Farmers Weekly and argues for its continued role in agriculture.

In this op-ed, Alan Emerson defends glyphosate use, supporting the New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s decision to restrict applications on cereal crops to pre-emergence while emphasizing that broader attempts to limit or ban the product are misguided. He argues that glyphosate is an essential tool for farmers, citing decades of use, regulatory findings that deem it unlikely to be carcinogenic, and the environmental and economic benefits it provides.

Read the full piece in Farmers Weekly to understand his perspective on the future of glyphosate use in agriculture.