There must be something about the “breakdown” of these toxic pesticides that makes it essentially “everlasting”. Proper regulatory overview seems to be less and less possible every year.
I was just in Nebraska to witness the Sandhill Crane migration. What struck me were the miles and miles of corn stubble, blowing dust from bare soil, ethanol plants and the stench from feedlots. Oh, and a Cargill sign. I spoke with a local vintner who told me he loses ~25% of his grape crop each year due to pesticide-related loss of pollinators. Tragic.
Surprised to hear potentially contaminated material being used as “soil conditioner”…
A lot of moderate - highly toxic pesticides (neonics would definitively fit), or ones with a long half-life prohibit material containing pesticide residue(s) from being used as “soil conditioner”, mulch, etc., specifically to prevent non-target site contamination. I’ll look at a some neonic labels to see if/what language exists.
Thank you for bringing this story to our attention!
There must be something about the “breakdown” of these toxic pesticides that makes it essentially “everlasting”. Proper regulatory overview seems to be less and less possible every year.
I was just in Nebraska to witness the Sandhill Crane migration. What struck me were the miles and miles of corn stubble, blowing dust from bare soil, ethanol plants and the stench from feedlots. Oh, and a Cargill sign. I spoke with a local vintner who told me he loses ~25% of his grape crop each year due to pesticide-related loss of pollinators. Tragic.
Surprised to hear potentially contaminated material being used as “soil conditioner”…
A lot of moderate - highly toxic pesticides (neonics would definitively fit), or ones with a long half-life prohibit material containing pesticide residue(s) from being used as “soil conditioner”, mulch, etc., specifically to prevent non-target site contamination. I’ll look at a some neonic labels to see if/what language exists.