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Whenever there's a news story about a successful challenge against chemical companies I light a candle and smile in recognition of all the people - and they'll be thousands who helped make a case - in this instance against the impact of toxic chemical drift. To the people who repeatedly told the story, made phone calls, donated money, sent emails and all the rest, these cases go on and on and yet when will these companies finally fall? Well done to everyone who did their bit.
Bayer On The Edge as Jury Awards $265 M to US Peach Farmer over Illegal Dicamba Drift - Sustainable Pulse
A jury on Saturday awarded US$ 250 million in punitive damages to a southeastern Missouri peach farmer who argued that weedkiller dicamba that had drifted
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What a delightful morning at Dungog Library, talking climate change, agriculture amongst other things. Big thanks to Tracy and Amanda for organising the day and for cooking up homemade delicious things. Great meeting new locals like Dan and Verity who run a Wangat lodge. Thanks to everyone who came...Dungog is special and now surrounded by greenery - water everywhere and Chichester Dam is full! Lucky Lower Hunter - now for our turn please..... yes we are green, bees are happy but the river still needs help.
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@drpatricenewell Just finished listening to your audiobook version of "Who's Minding the Farm", loved it!
Have read both of Peter Andrews books, spent some small time with Bill Mollison up at Tyalgum in '94, have the 40 centuries of farming book and the Yeoman's book. Well done.
