Minor Crop Farmer Alliance watches over specialty crops

摘要

Decisions by the federal government appear to be driven by a bias against conventional pesticides. The continued availability of agricultural chemicals used to protect crops from harmful pests and diseases is jeopardized from many angles. Costs rise as a result of intensive testing and regulatory requirements imposed by government on chemical manufacturers and formulators; environmental activists fly to court to seek bans on usage; consumers are smothered with emotional stories in the national mediaabout exposure to dietary risk; and state funding is slashed for supportive university research and Extension.