By Matt Blois
Chemical & Engineering News
Farmers in the US are preparing for a shortage of herbicides next year, including glyphosate, the most commonly used herbicide in the US.
Jeff Bunting, who leads the crop protection division at the agricultural retailer Growmark, says his company has been struggling to get enough glyphosate for months. In late August, Hurricane Ida damaged a Bayer facility in Louisiana that makes glyphosate. That facility is now back to full capacity, but Bunting says other problems still plague the industry.