Fumigation's future: Industry insider talks about huge setback and what it means

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PEOPLE often don't realize how good something is until they don't have it any more. Such is the case with methyl bromide. Just look at how much has been invested in trying to replace it, says Michael Allan, who recently joined Isagro USA as product manager, fumigants. "Ag, as an industry — I'm not talking about private companies' R&D — has spent $400 million on finding a methyl bromide replacement since it became a part of the Montreal Protocol in 1995," he says.