Trump’s Glyphosate Executive Order: Is MAHA Losing Ground?

Trump’s Glyphosate Executive Order: Is MAHA Losing Ground?

March 2, 2026 · 26 min

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The episode discusses the implications of President Trump’s executive order on glyphosate production and its impact on the MAHA movement.

Send us Fan Mail Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, was first synthesized in 1950 — but wasn’t recognized as an herbicide until 1970. The herbicide’s adoption skyrocketed in the mid-1990s with the introduction of genetically modified “Roundup Ready” crops, engineered to resist glyphosate’s lethal effects. With President Trump’s recent executive order to boost domestic production of glyphosate, we look into what it means for the MAHA movement — and the country’s...

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Hosts: Nick McGurk, Dr. Ron Dummar

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Organizations: Monsanto

Products: Roundup, glyphosate

Places: MAHA

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