Why Are We Paying China to Poison Us?

And why did Congress just make it harder to fight back?
Why Are We Paying China to Poison Us?
An agricultural inspector inspects a residential lemon tree for pests in Whittier, Calif., on April 18, 2018. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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Twelve of the fourteen companies that produce glyphosate—one of the most widely used and controversial agricultural chemicals on the planet—are based in China. They manufacture about 580,000 tons of it each year, but only use 10 percent of that supply domestically. The rest? They export it—mostly to us. The United States, Brazil, and Argentina are among their top customers.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom — a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.