It's not necessary for you and me, but it is for the ag companies that need new kinds of products to push now that petrochemicals are under a lot of (regulatory) pressure/pushback. Some people spoke of this new direction for Bayer/Monsanto et al. back in 2018 ua-cam.com/video/OeJ2IEslH4E/v-deo.html
@@gchrom- "regulatory pressure/pushback"? Are you referring to the lawsuits against roundup? Not aware of any regulatory pressure in the US. Big ag is firmly in control of regulations here.
@@allanturpin2023 As I remember it was said it was becoming less profitable to get new herbicides/pesticides past regulatory&environmental hurdles so big ag has been pivoting for years towards patenting beneficial micro-organisms. Not sure if this was USA specific, or rather about the global regulatory environment
I was with her until she came out as a proponent of genetically engineered microbes... as if that is positive and necessary, when neither is true.
It's not necessary for you and me, but it is for the ag companies that need new kinds of products to push now that petrochemicals are under a lot of (regulatory) pressure/pushback. Some people spoke of this new direction for Bayer/Monsanto et al. back in 2018 ua-cam.com/video/OeJ2IEslH4E/v-deo.html
@@gchrom- "regulatory pressure/pushback"?
Are you referring to the lawsuits against roundup? Not aware of any regulatory pressure in the US. Big ag is firmly in control of regulations here.
@@allanturpin2023 As I remember it was said it was becoming less profitable to get new herbicides/pesticides past regulatory&environmental hurdles so big ag has been pivoting for years towards patenting beneficial micro-organisms. Not sure if this was USA specific, or rather about the global regulatory environment