Vermont Is First State to Ban Paraquat
From No-Till Farmer Podcast by No-Till Farmer
June 5, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
Vermont has become the first state to ban paraquat, a herbicide linked to health concerns.
Well it finally happened! One of our 50 states has decided to ban the herbicide that got no-till started in the early years before glyphosate came along. It happened in Vermont, a state with an extremely low acceptance of no-till that has decided to ban the use of paraquat amid growing concerns about links between paraquat exposure and Parkinson’s disease.
Topics covered
- herbicide ban
- no-till farming
- agricultural policy
- health concerns
- environmental impact
Keywords
- Vermont
- paraquat
- glyphosate
- no-till
- Parkinson's disease
- herbicide ban
Mentioned in this episode
Products: paraquat, glyphosate
Places: Vermont
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