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AU: Million dollar damage forces authority warning

One farmer’s bout with harmful herbicide is being used as a cautionary tale after the NSW Environment Protection Authority issued a warning of drift impacts. A Sandy Flat tomato grower’s crop was decimated earlier this year following an adjacent farm’s use of 2, 4-D herbicides.

The EPA has urged farmer’s to be more mindful when utilising particular sprays on or around sensitive crops. Grower, Rodney Haynes, has been left to count the million dollar damage to his production following the incident.

Mr Haynes urged people to take care when spraying crops but conceded he may just be an unfortunate case. “I’ve been there for 12 years and this is the first time there has been an issue – it’s surprising the damage that the chemicals can do,” he said.

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