permaculture

[<dwoodard@becon.org>]

It might be handy for the manufacturers of herbicides which are 
transmitted in manure; a pre-emptive strike.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:35:26 -0500, Lawrence London 
<lfljvenaura@gmail.com> wrote:
> How it may affect many in this forum:
>
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> FDA's own estimates show that the typical produce farm with less than
> $250,000 in sales will spend 6% of sales to comply with these 
> proposed
> regulations.  FDA also acknowledges that the rules will significantly
> reduce the number of new farms in the US, and discourage new food
> businesses from opening.  Unfortunately, the rules are unlikely to
> result in comparable reductions in foodborne illness.**A US 
> Department
> of Agriculture analysis concluded there was no evidence that 
> FSMA-like
> food safety procedures actually prevent disease.  It is no wonder 
> that
> all the state departments of agriculture in the US have unanimously
> called for FDA to dump the proposed rules and go back to the drawing 
> board.
>
> In short, FSMA will dramatically change the way you use manure and
> compost <http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/fsma-issues/#manure>,
> irrigate your crops
> <http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/fsma-issues/#water> and conserve
> wildlife habitat
> <http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/fsma-issues/#conservation>.  
> It’s
> important that the FDA hear from farmers and others about the impacts 
> of
> this legislation.

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