USDA Stops Tracking Chemicals… Your Government $$$ At Work…
Call Me Paranoid… But I would Have Thought That Maybe Knowing What Chemicals Are Out There Would Be An Integral Part Of Homeland Security…
The Bush administration’s crackdown on the public’s right to know continues: Officials at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have quietly closed down the only federal program that tracks the types and quantities of chemical pesticides and fertilizers being used by America’s farmers.
Since 1990, the USDA’s statistical wing has published annual surveys detailing the chemicals that farmers spray on our food. The reports are a vital source of information for government regulators, environmental activists and industry analysts – but in recent years, agency chiefs have begun to dismantle the program. Last year, officials ordered staff to gather chemical-usage data only for cotton and apple crops; this year, they’ve gone further still, saying they can no longer afford the program’s $8 million price-tag and won’t be collecting any data whatsoever for the 2008 growing season.
Read How This Is Causing Panic In A Lot Of Circles… HERE
Information, Insults, Rants | TheFourEyes August 2, 2008
