Farmers urge federal regulators to clarify organic rules to eliminate the use of methyl iodide and promote green farming
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2011. In light of growing concerns about the use of the cancer-causing strawberry pesticide methyl iodide, the New York Timesreports today that farmers are urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to clarify rules around the use of pesticides in plant nurseries. In particular, farmers are calling on federal officials…
