In message , uriel13
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Gopher;896982 Wrote:
I'm sorry if this subject has already been addressed but I was told
yesterday evening at a Flower Show meeting that havoc has been wreaked

among a number of the growers (esp. of vegetables) whose crops have been

ruined.

I was just about to place an order with one of our friendly local
farmers when I heard that "his" manure was probably responsible for the

problem here in local NW Dorset.

See link:

'Testing For Aminopyralid in Manure' (http://tinyurl.com/38adhcr)
manure/

Has anyone experienced this problem? It seems that this surfaced in
2007/8. Originally mention was made of duration in the soil of "a number

of years" but nothing more specific has been suggested, other than Dow
Chemicals reference to 6 months which seems optimistic in the extreme.
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Gopher .... I know my place!

Hi Gopher,
Aminopyralid was created to kill Ragwort on pasture land, this
herb is deadly when ingested by animals and or humans. It attacks the
liver, however by the time that symptoms show it is too late to do
anything about it.

The company which produced this product(Dow Chemicals) were the subject
of a number of court cases. They were accused of putting the product on
the market with minimal research back up.


There is no definitive answer to the life of this product within the
soil, however independent researchers say that it residual for a minimum
of 3 to 5 years.

I would not attempt to eat any crop that was infected by this product,
it is I believe toxic and detrimental to all life forms.

It is now back on the market again apparently in a modified form,
However I wont be using manure or commercial compost on my plot ever
again!

Big company high priced lawyers, same old result they win!



uriel13




I'm afraid that's my feeling too.
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Gopher .... I know my place!