While most of us know –or should– that nature has a way of working around and adapting to any obstacle put in front of it, it seems to be coming as a surprise to some people that weeds are becoming immune to the deadly effects of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide.

The situation is the worst in the South, where some farmers now walk fields with hoes, killing weeds in a way their great-grandfathers were happy to leave behind. And the problem is spreading quickly across the Corn Belt and beyond, with Roundup now proving unreliable in killing at least 10 weed species in at least 22 states. Some species, like Palmer amaranth in Arkansas and water hemp and marestail in Illinois, grow fast and big, producing tens of thousands of seeds.

Monsanto, of course, insists the problem is being blown out of proportion, but at the same time, they are paying some farmers to help cover the costs of buying additional herbicides to keep their fields free of weeds. Just seems to me that if it weren’t an actual problem, Monsanto (like all major corporations) wouldn’t be willing to hand out money to anyone other than their shareholders.

I look forward to the downfall of Monsanto, their disgusting herbicide, and their genetically modified crops that everyone in the USA is growing these days. It’s going to suck when it happens, as there may be all manner of shortages, but we’ll be well-served by getting back to some diversity in our crop varieties. If we don’t do it on our own, nature will force us to get on the heirloom, open-pollination bandwagon … or come up with even more screwed up GMO crops and fancy poisons. Can’t wait to see if people make the smart choice or take the easy Monsanto-supporting way out when the crap hits the fan and more weeds and plant diseases start laughing at our current efforts to keep them at bay.

People being mostly stupid will no doubt choose to continue paying Monsanto too much money for their precious seeds and nasty poisons, but a girl can hope, right?