Hi Carrie, Thanks for letting us know you have some additional questions about our identity-preserved White Whole Wheat Flour and glyphosate. There are two ways that glyphosate is federally permitted for use in regards to non-organic wheat. Pre-harvest application is a process by which farmers apply glyphosate directly to wheat when it’s nearing plant maturity and the plant has already shut down. At this stage, wheat kernel development is complete and the crop has matured. The intended purpose is to control weeds, and glyphosate cannot be applied in the fields where wheat is growing until it has entered what’s called the “hard dough stage” in order to prevent its uptake. This also has the affect of hastening the crop drying out prior to harvest. As we’d mentioned, farmers growing the white winter wheat used in our White Whole Wheat Flour are not permitted to use glyphosate this way. The second possible use of glyphosate is as an application to fields to prevent weed growth while wheat isn’t present there. Farmers who grow our white winter wheat retain this option while adhering to strict label guidance and regulations. For a certified guarantee against any application of glyphosate whatsoever, we do recommend customers choose from our full line of 100% organic of flours, where glyphosate is prohibited from any use. Kindly, Jesse@KAF

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