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government interference

Talk about busy-body governments! Wait til the nanny state bans home-gardeners from hand weeding.

This is from GMPRO greEn-MAIL, for Sept. 28, 2004

California bans hand weeding

California has become the 1st state to ban hand weeding in most ag operations to prevent back injuries to workers. The rule, which will be enforced by Calif. Occupational Safety and Health Division, will eliminate hand weeding for most crops, but will allow the use of long-handled tools. Organic farmers, who don't use pesticides and usually have more weed problems, are exempt from the rule. Other exemptions include high-density plants, ag and hort commodities when they are seedlings and hort commodities grown in tubs or planter containers when use of long-handled tools or other alternatives is unsuitable. An emergency version will take effect for 120 days while public hearings are conducted.

-Yvonne Cunnington

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