On 29/9/08 10:20, in article ,
"PDM" pdcm99minus this wrote:


"Ed" ex@directory wrote in message
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On 25/09/08 09:52, PDM wrote:

Unfortunately I've got a couple or three tons of contaminated cow manure
on one of my plots. It has killed everything except couch grass. I'm
suing the farmer. I'm now using only horse manure which I know has not
been contaminated.

PDM

Did you pay money for the cow manure?

Ed

Yes I did. And a lot on dificult to get seed potatoes which were all ruined.

PDM


I don't know if suing the farmer will get you anywhere. The problem seems
to lie with pasture that has been sprayed with a permitted herbicide. If
'your' farmer didn't know this could cause a problem, he can hardly be at
fault. There was no deliberate intention to wreck your crops. BTW, because
the answer lies in the grass and possibly in wood shavings used for horse
bedding, horse manure is said to be affected, too so I hope it's not too
late to prevent you from using that on your crops. If you haven't seen it
already, this might interest you. There is some mention of compensation in
one paragraph.
http://www.glallotments.btik.com/p_M...continued.ikml

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