Market Farming

["Tom Anslow" <limerock AT thirdplanet.net>]

Sorry to hear of your losses.  We too are in the midst of a similar problem, although not quite the same extent.  Nine of eleven pear trees have extensive damage, entire vineyard is pretty sad, and the tomatoes that got it are managing to grow out.  

 

As it seems clear just where the damage (2-4-D) came from, I contacted the extension agent, the Ohio Dept. of Ag., my tree fruit crop scout, and the farmer.  He contacted his insurance agent and an adjuster has come out.  

 

2-4-D will volatize over time and travel quite a distance.  

 

There should be someone you can contact.  Take pictures, make calls, possibly take tissue samples (and freeze them), and keep a diary.  

 

Good luck.  

 

Tom Anslow

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: HackettShark AT aol.com

To: Market Farming

Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:13 PM

Subject: [market-farming] Chemical Damage

Well It happened again,  the good old south wind brought enough chemicals to
the old farmstead that the peppers and tomatoes are history again this year.  
I thought that I had wide enough buffer strip between any crop and my
gardens, but with this strong wind every day it was not enough.  Boy have
really got tied of this, pardon me but I cannot see how any one could be
organic in this whole country and careless as these Coop's and Corp's are
with their spraying.  I just makes me sick to think all the work Marilyn and
I have done since January and have a good share of our crop's gone in one
short  afternoon

We will do like last year and tear it up and go with more short season crops
to finish out the year.  You lose a lot of customers when you don't have any
tomatoes all season

Phil from Iowa ---
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