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    THE Grapevine

    Apr 11, 2018 3 minutes
    COMPILED BY JO IMMIG

    2,4-D SPRAY DRIFT, AGAIN

    A recent spray drift incident involving the notorious herbicide 2,4-D, which damaged more than 5000 hectares of cotton crops in Northern NSW, has once again put the spotlight on the environmental dangers and financial impacts of pesticides moving “off target”.

    The official line is if pesticides are applied according to label instructions, they won’t drift but, in reality, spray drift continues to happen and pesticides regularly turn up in places they shouldn’t such

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