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Nearly one-fourth of Virginia farmers who responded to a recent pesticide survey said they still were storing banned farm chemicals because there is presently no economical method of disposal of the toxins.
The results were unveiled following an informal survey of Northern Neck area farmers by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, according to a VFBF spokesman.
Because many have held onto banned chemicals, VFBF president Wayne Ashworth said it illustrates that Virginia farmers have an interest in proper disposal. “They’ve tried to wait and do the right thing. Now, we need to provide the mechanism for them to do the right thing.”
The Farm Bureau and other organizations are now discussing a pesticide disposal day to collect many of these unused chemicals.
Thirteen of 56 active farmers who responded to the survey indicated they had chemicals needing disposal. Banned chemicals reported still on the farm included DDT and Chloradane.
DDT was used primarily on crops and livestock to control insects. Chloradane, however, was a structural pesticide used by homeowners and professional exterminators.
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