The Rural Voice, 1988-08, Page 76GREY
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The Rural Voice is provided to all Grey
County Farmers by the GCFA.
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
POLLUTION AND AGRICULTURE
Pollution is everyone's business.
We all pollute, every time we start a car,
truck, or tractor or light a fire, every time
we fill a sprayer to kill weeds or insects.
At the June 22 meeting, the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture board of di-
rectors approved a policy on waste
management — that the OFA support
and promote the 4 Rs of waste manage-
ment:
• re -use
• reduce
• recycle
• recovery of energy
Landfill sites are one source of
ground water pollution; agricultural
pesticides are another. There is concern
for the safe storage of pesticides and the
disposal of empty containers. How safe
are these products? Pesticides are find-
ing their way into wells. Is this due to
carelessness or to pesticide residues in
the soil?
2,4,5-T and Alachlor have been
removed from sale; 2,4-D and Atrazine
are under review.
Over the past 30 years, the chemical
companies have bombarded us with so
much advertising propaganda that we
believe that this is the only way to farm:
you have to use the right herbicide for
each crop and for each weed in that crop.
Is this true?
Forty years ago, many farms were as
free of weeds as they are today. There
are farmers farming today without
herbicides.
Think about it. Do your part to cut
pollution.0
Bill Pullen
REGIONAL
DIRECTORS
NORTH GREY Case Vanderham
R. R. 1, Holland
Centre
794-3561
EAST GREY Clay Schwegler
R. R. 1, Flesherton
924-2770
SOUTH GREY Bil! Pullen
R. R. 1, Proton
Station
923-6734
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