Ag Front Group Shields Bayer in Controversial Roundup Liability Fights
Ag Front Group Shields Bayer in Controversial Roundup Liability Fights Public statements from the group led by Bayer’s head lobbyist ignore cancer risks of glyphosate-based pesticide. by Wisdom Howell and Arn Pearson April 27, 2026 Credit: Julie Russell-Steuart via Food & Water Watch This is the third in a three-part series on Bayer’s crusade for immunity from Roundup-related cancer claims, published in partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy . Read the first and second parts of the series. For the past two years, the Modern Ag Alliance has been the leading public face of a campaign to quash tens of thousands of cancer claims surrounding the use of Roundup, the highly controversial and most widely used pesticide in the world. “Control weeds, not farming” and “American farmers need your help” proclaim its ads and billboards across America’s bread basket. And, most recently, its online ads have congratulated Pre...