Thursday, October 11, 2007

CCOF Approves Biochemical Pesticide Aerial Spraying?!

"California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Sells Out
CCOF approves of biochemical pesticide aerial spraying.

LBAMspray.info contacted Peggy Miars, Executive Director of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), on 10//10/07 at approximately 9:15AM to hear CCOF's opinion on the state's proposed aerial spraying of biochemical pesticides on urban populations.

Executive Director Miars was asked how CCOF came to the decision to support the aerial pesticide spraying. Her response was, "Our farmers want it, so we support it". When asked if CCOF has researched or read any information other than what has been provided by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Peggy Miars replied, "No, we have not".

When asked if she had attended any of the public meetings related to this issue, she replied again that she had not."


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