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Pesticide Drift
In an effort to stop the pesticide drift on their farm, farmers Brian and Anita Poeppel have taken legal action against the pesticide using farms around them. Mr. and Mrs. Poeppel never thought it would come to this, they believed that organic and pesticide using farms could coexist. They were in for a rude awakening when they discovered that the pesticides from other farms were drifting on theirs. Mr. and Mrs. Poeppel’s situation is proving that pesticides sprayed in one area can easily drift to another. Now since new evidence has shown the startling health risks of pesticides, pesticide drift is now looked at as a form of trespass, willful negligence, and property damage.
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