Gramoxone ( chemical name Paraquat ) is the next most common and cheapest chemical after Roundup for weed control. This will definately replace Roundup, should Glyphosate become banned. I have sprayed tens of thousands of litres of spray over the years and even built my own boomspray with truck wheels, 2000 lt. tank and 50 foot booms. There was only one chemical I was genuinely scared of and avoided using and that was Paraquat. One drop of chemical on your leather boot and you run the risk of the chemical infusing the leather and leaving a large ulcer on your foot where the drop landed. Get it in your eyes and blindness is highly likely.

In many developing countries Paraquat ingestion is used in over 80% of ALL suicides due to its ready availability and high toxicity. It has been proven to cause Parkinsons Disease and is a truly nasty chemical. Problem is there are not really any other affordable, comparable, multi species, effective herbicides available. Its like a Penacillin in the antibiotic world. When it comes to herbicides,  Roundup and Gromoxone is all we have.

OK so we ban Glyphosate ( Roundup ) AND Paraquat ( Gromoxone ) ............Great ......Job Done......... Wealthy Australians will survive even if they have to pay double or triple for their food, but people in developing countries ?????