Ontario introduces neonic regulations
March 25, 2015
Editor’s Note: The new Ontario restrictions are going into place as additional evidence accumulates demonstrating that neonics are not the cause of bee health decline.
From: The Western Producer
Ontario unveiled regulations this morning to reduce the use of insecticide seed treatments by 80 percent.
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GFO chair Henry Van Ankum said last fall that the government is ignoring those efforts and attacking grain farming for political gain.
“With this announcement, agriculture and rural Ontario has been put on notice: the popular vote trumps science and practicality.”
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