Glyphosate and Vitamin D - many studies

Reasons why we need to continue with Glyphosate a few more years - MAHA Feb 2026

On February 18, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), invoking the Defense Production Act of 1950, calling the need to use glyphosate-based herbicides an issue of national security.

“There is no direct one-for-one chemical alternative to glyphosate-based herbicides,” the EO states. “[The] lack of access to glyphosate-based herbicides would critically jeopardize agricultural productivity.”

Trump’s EO angered some people aligned with the MAHA movement, who emphasize the dangers of glyphosate to human health. However, the majority of the movement stands with Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who explained his nuanced position in a February 22 X post printed in full, below.

Kennedy’s X Post (Feb 22, 2026)

I will always tell the American people the truth. Pesticides and herbicides are toxic by design, engineered to kill living organisms. When we apply them across millions of acres and allow them into our food system, we put Americans at risk. Chemical manufacturers have paid tens of billions of dollars to settle cancer claims linked to their products, and many agricultural communities report elevated cancer rates and chronic disease.

Unfortunately, our agricultural system depends heavily on these chemicals. The U.S. represents 4% of the world’s population, yet we use roughly 25% of its pesticides. If these inputs disappeared overnight, crop yields would fall, food prices would surge, and America would experience a massive loss of farms even beyond what we are witnessing today. The consequences would be disastrous. I support President Trump’s Executive Order to bring agricultural chemical production back to the United States and end our near-total reliance on adversarial nations. His EO protects two pillars of national strength: our defense readiness and our food supply. When hostile actors control critical inputs, they directly threaten the security of the American people. The Trump administration will secure these supply chains to eliminate that vulnerability.

President Trump did not build our current system — he inherited it. For decades, Washington designed modern agriculture. Policymakers wrote farm policy, directed research dollars, structured subsidies and crop insurance, and shaped commodity markets to reward monocultures and maximum yield. Those deliberate choices locked farmers into chemical dependence and prioritized short-term output over long-term soil vitality and human health. We are now changing course — without destabilizing the food supply.

Alongside @USDA @SecRollins, we are accelerating the transition to regenerative agriculture by expanding farming systems that rebuild soil, increase biodiversity, improve water retention, and reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals, including pre-harvest desiccation. We are also driving the rapid adoption of next-generation technologies, including laser-guided weed control, electrothermal and electrical systems, robotics, precision mechanical cultivation, and biological controls that replace blanket spraying with precision intervention. These solutions are not theoretical. Farmers are already putting them to work. Markets are scaling them. Now the federal government will act with urgency to expand their reach and accelerate adoption nationwide.

I have met with hundreds of farmers and agricultural leaders across the country. They understand the pressures firsthand. Chemical inputs cut into margins. Chemical-resistant pests are spreading. Soil health is declining. Foreign markets are shutting out American produce. Farmers want workable alternatives, and they want policies that support transition without threatening their livelihoods.

At HHS, I am leading a coordinated effort grounded in gold standard science. I am working with Secretary Rollins and @EPALeeZeldin to expedite a better future where a thriving agricultural system is less dependent on harmful chemicals. We are sharing data, coordinating strategy, and supporting farmers through a practical transition. The Make America Healthy Again agenda forces us to challenge long-standing assumptions about how we grow food, structure markets, and measure success in this country. Reform at this scale will test entrenched interests, and it will not move in a straight line.

President Trump has opened the door to this debate and backed meaningful change — not only in policy, but in the national conversation about health and agriculture. American farmers stand at the center of this movement. They deserve policies rooted in rigorous science and economic reality. Our children deserve a food system that protects and strengthens their health.

With President Trump’s leadership, we are securing critical supply chains, confronting the health risks embedded in our current system, and deploying every available tool to build a stronger, safer, more resilient American food supply.

The MAHA Action Memo:

Official Statement

Executive Order on Elemental Phosphorus

and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides

February 20, 2026

Cutting Through the Noise

On February 18, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to secure the domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides.1 The reaction across social media has been explosive, with over 213,000 posts on X and headlines designed to inflame rather than inform. Much of what is circulating is inaccurate. The MAHA community deserves the facts, not spin from either corporate media or those who aim to weaken the movement. This statement is our effort to provide exactly that.

Let’s Be Clear About Glyphosate

We all want to lessen the harmful impact of glyphosate. Glyphosate has a proven history of being harmful to people’s health. It is a pesticide that has been linked to cancer in thousands of successful lawsuits, including one brought by Secretary Kennedy himself. It is harmful to farmers who handle it. It is dangerous to consumers who ingest its residues. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a probable carcinogen in 2015,2 and science has only grown more concerning since then.

The numbers are stark. According to the EPA, more than 280 million pounds of glyphosate is applied to roughly 300 million acres of U.S. farmland every year. A 2022 CDC survey found glyphosate in more than 80% of adult urine samples and 87% of samples from children ages 6–18.3 A separate study tracking Southern California residents over two decades found a 500% increase in the percentage of people testing positive for glyphosate in their urine.4

Within MAHA the question has never been whether glyphosate exposure is a problem. The question is how we solve it without devastating the millions of American families who depend on farming for their livelihoods.

American agriculture is currently structured around glyphosate in ways that took decades to build. Glyphosate-tolerant crops account for a significant majority of corn, soy, and cotton acreage.5 Millions of family farmers operate within this system today, many on margins so thin that any disruption in their crop protection tools could put them out of business. The president has also been clear that he will not allow food prices to increase for American families.

This is the tension at the heart of the issue. The MAHA movement has always understood that the health crisis in America was not created overnight, and it will not be solved overnight. Glyphosate dependency in American farming is a symptom of decades of policy decisions that favored industrial agriculture over health outcomes. Reversing that requires a serious plan, not a single executive action in either direction.

The Supply Chain Problem Is Real (China provides the phosphorus)

What This Executive Order Actually Does

The Immunity Provision: What It Is and What It Is Not

The most inflammatory claim circulating online is that this order gives pesticide companies blanket immunity from cancer lawsuits. That is not accurate.

Section 3 of the order invokes Section 707 of the Defense Production Act.1,8 This is standard language that appears in DPA orders across administrations. It provides narrow, compliance-based immunity, meaning a company cannot be sued for actions taken specifically because a federal production order required them. On its face, it does not block lawsuits over product safety or shield companies from cancer claims. It does not override the more than 60,000 pending Roundup lawsuits or the $7.25 billion settlement Bayer proposed on February 17.9 The statutory language itself limits this immunity to acts resulting directly from compliance with federal orders issued under the DPA.8 It was not designed to, and does not, provide blanket protection from product liability claims, though how courts ultimately interpret its scope remains to be seen.

Precision matters here. When we overstate what this order does, we lose credibility with the people we need to persuade. When we understate the concerns, we fail the families counting on us. The immunity provision warrants continued legal scrutiny, and we will be watching how it is applied. But calling it a “blanket shield for cancer claims” is factually wrong.

What It Does Not Do

This order does not mandate that farmers use glyphosate. It does not ban or restrict alternatives. It does not prevent states or the EPA from continuing to regulate glyphosate. It does not overturn any pending litigation. In addition it is an executive order, not federal legislation, meaning it carries the force of law under executive authority but could be revoked by a future administration without congressional action.

The MAHA Path Forward: Innovating Our Way Out

We take President Trump at his word that this executive order is about national security and reducing dependence on China. We support that objective. Securing the supply chain for a chemical Americans are concerned about is only half the equation. Supply chain security and health security are not competing priorities. They are complementary ones.

This administration has the opportunity to lead on both national security and the health of American families. The solutions below are not theoretical. They are commercially available, economically competitive, and in many cases already deployed at scale on American farms. MAHA Action calls on the administration to complete the picture by pursuing the following:

1. An independent, transparent EPA review of glyphosate’s health profile.

2. Accelerate the shift to next-generation technologies & biological crop protection: Robotic autonomous weeding, Electrothermal weed control, Precision mechanical cultivation:

3. Expand the regenerative agriculture transition already underway.

4. Incentivize a smooth and fast transition with concrete federal support.

5. Transparency for consumers.

6. Legislative action, not just executive orders.

Executive orders can be reversed with a pen stroke. Domestic phosphorus production and agricultural supply chain security are truly matters of national defense, Congress should codify these protections through legislation.

Likewise, if we are serious about transitioning American agriculture away from chemical dependency, that commitment needs to be written into law.

A Message to the MAHA Community

We know many of you are angry. That anger is understandable, and we share the urgency behind it. We also know that this movement is most powerful when it is precise, factual, and strategic. Corporate media and political opponents would love nothing more than to see the MAHA coalition fracture. We will not give them that.

The MAHA agenda is bigger than any single policy action. It is a generational commitment to restoring the health of American families, reforming the food system, and holding both government and industry accountable.

We support this President because he promised to take on the forces making Americans sick. We will continue to hold this administration to that promise, constructively and relentlessly, because the health of our families depends on it.

Stay informed. Stay engaged. Stay loud. The work of making America healthy again has only just begun.

The TOXIC Truth About Glyphosate - 100 minute video - May 2025

Her awakening came from watching Jeffrey Smith's "Genetic Roulette" and Robyn O'Brien's TED talk about GMOs, realizing her children's health issues were likely connected to genetically modified foods

She felt deeply betrayed learning that 80-95% of major crops (corn, soy, canola, sugar beets) were GMO without proper labeling

After California's Prop 37 GMO labeling initiative failed in 2012, Honeycutt had a "white light moment" in the shower envisioning nationwide Fourth of July parades to educate about GMOs

Within 3 months, they had 300,000+ weekly Facebook reach with only 3,000 likes and organized 179 groups in parades across all 50 states

Honeycutt faced severe harassment, including fake social media profiles, planted informants in mom groups, and personal attacks on her family and funding

She initiated glyphosate testing in 2014, finding it in 70-90% of urine, tap water, and breast milk samples - one mother had 3,000x the safe level in breast milk

It's also a chelator that removes 20-85% of nutrients from plant roots and 80-95% from shoots (the part we eat), creating nutrient-deficient food

Recent testing found 93% of school lunch samples and 100% of fast food samples positive for glyphosate, plus heavy metals 6,000x EPA limits for drinking water

A drug causing aggression was found in 47% of top fast food samples, potentially contributing to violence and school shootings

• Podcast with transcript