Like an earlier blog about GM crops causing friction between neighbours, an item of news surfaces today in which a regional issue becomes a microcosm for a much wider clash of ideas. Fingers point and multitudes are gathering around battle standards.
How do we stop leaf-hopping insects from spreading the “flavescence Dorée" bacterial disease? To save the region's vineyards, local authorities in France ordered farmers to use pesticides. An organic farmer objects.
Find the story here.
Crop protection (specifically with the use of agro-chemicals) is covered in The Agri Handbook, as are organic farming, permaculture and biocontrol.
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