So my family just moved into our very first house together, and I'm learning very quickly about all the little chores you have to do as a homeowner to keep the place looking nice. In addition, I've taken up a new gardening hobby, and I learned this as a consequence: Pulling out weeds with your hands sucks. and RoundUp weed killer is expensive. I was at Costco (COST) last night, check this out. Just a half gallon of concentrate will set you back almost $60: However, after fighting with numerous heads of wild lettuce that are sprouting in my front lawn, I can totally see why people pay so much for it. And I'm thinking that right about now I could really use some Monsanto (MON) RoundUp ready grass seeds. Now, to be fair, that concentrate makes a lot of formula, 42 gallons according to the label. You can also buy a 2 gallon premix there, and that will run you $20. In my opinion, totally worth it. I used to look at the income statement for this company, and I've known for years that they were making money hand over fist, and so that's why I'm a shareholder. But experiencing firsthand what creates the consumer demand for RoundUp glyphosate is an eye-opening experience. The public focuses way too much on Monsanto's GMO business. RoundUp is where they're really raking it in. I am long shares. The company is trading just a little above $87 today, a multiple of ~22x trailing earnings. I expect their multi-decade history of profitability and dividend payments, (currently yielding 2.5%) to continue for a good, long time.