Neonic replacement not popular with farmers or beekeepers
March 22, 2017
From: Manitoba Co-Operator
They’re too expensive, ineffective and still harmful to bees, to cite just some of the concerns expressed
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Mark Brock, chairman of Grain Farmers of Ontario, told the Commons agriculture committee that replacement for imidacloprid is far more expensive and less effective.
“There are no alternatives in the marketplace or in the technology pipeline that provide the same level of protection and safety,” he said.
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