The ignoring the science part for sure is bad, especially by the manufacturers. But they have probably also saved many human lives by providing more and cheaper food, which was the point of the hybridization in the article.
There seem to be better all around alternatives now, though maybe not as cheap or well known yet.
Hopefully they will continue to replace this old drug and the vultures may someday bounce back.
Science is wonderful, but when we use it for greed, it can become quite terrible as well.