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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Monsanto's Roundup vs Sizzle -- A decision Julius E. Lupowitz made over 30 years ago

By Julius Lupowitz

SIZZLE — A Decision I Made More Than 30 Years Ago

At 19 years old, while still in college, I founded Farm Pro Industries Inc. and developed an EPA-registered herbicide called Sizzle, using diquat dibromide as its active ingredient.

Both diquat and glyphosate remain commercially used herbicidal ingredients today.

Roundup package illustration supplied by Jules

Agricultural wiper application photograph supplied by Jules
Midwestern, American agriculture wiper application of a contact herbicide, like Roundup, now by Bayer Labs or Sizzle by Farm Pro previously operated by Julius Lupowitz

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