While we were busy .....

[macdon02]

More information and the negative effects have become apparent. That is not religion that is common sense.

How many products have we seen that were once thought safe but later were deemed unsafe? Lots.

Industry is always eager to put products on the market. A lot of the registrations are based on industry data which cannot be relied upon as they have a conflict of interest.

We need independent science and decisions.

So these products get registered with brown paper bags of $100?

[MBgrower]

if all countries ban these chemicals this can be a net benefit to the primary producers of the world. less input costs, less yield, higher prices. afterall, if production drops just a few percentage points world wide, prices tend to more than make up for our lower yields. Less trucking,less storage, there are advantages.

[macdon02]

if all countries ban these chemicals this can be a net benefit to the primary producers of the world. less input costs, less yield, higher prices. afterall, if production drops just a few percentage points world wide, prices tend to more than make up for our lower yields. Less trucking,less storage, there are advantages.

Somehow I doubt they'll allow us to buy bare seed