More research shows neonic contamination in our water
Water flows from Fountain Big Spring in Fountain Minn. south of Rochester. Springs like this feed aquifers and create the groundwater supply. Nearby conventional farming pesticide-coated seed and neonic spraying contaminates sensitive waters such as these. Photo. MPR Alex
Conservationists have been fighting big corporate ag for years to remove neonicotinoids from food crops and our environment. It’s a Samson versus Goliath fight. For the past few years, we demanded to simply regulate pesticide-coated seed which is responsible for much of the water, food and environmental contamination in Minnesota. The Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture refuses to regulate pesticide-coated seed, and instead supports big ag giants like Bayer and Syngenta.
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