Both Jon Rappoport and Mike Adams, the Health Ranger reported on this urgently today.
Another attempt to poison our food supply and destroy the ecology of the area, among other objectives.
The feds just won’t leave Oregon alone. European countries and others banned Roundup/glyphosate but here in the USSA they can’t come up with enough places or excuses to spray Monsanto’s toxic cocktail and they love to twist the laws.
What can WE do?
Take action: email or call Sherman County Court today and stop them from spraying our 2,000-acre Organic farm with herbicides…
Read Mike’s article here and watch his video. Jon’s post is below. ~ BP
Huge organic farm under threat: County will invade and spray Roundup if not stopped
What?? A county government is going to destroy a massive organic farm?
May 15, 2017
By Jon Rappoport
“I have a great idea. We’re the Sherman County government. We have power. Let’s claim Azure Farms can’t control their weeds. Let’s come in and invade them with Roundup and other toxic chemicals. Let’s destroy their organic farm. We know the spraying won’t wipe out the weeds—it’ll make the situation worse. But who cares? Let’s open up ourselves to massive lawsuits. I’m sure Monsanto will give us some legal help. We can set a fantastic precedent. No organic farm is safe. No organic farmer has the right to protect his land from the government. Isn’t that a terrific idea?”
Government trespass, invasion?
So far, I have seen no coverage of this issue in Oregon newspapers. Why not? Also, I find nothing on the Sherman County, Oregon, government website about a massive spraying program.
A local government is going to decimate a huge organic farm with herbicide?
Azure Farms, a 2000-acre organic farm in Oregon, states it is under threat from the local Sherman County government. Why? Because Sherman County officials are re-interpreting a law concerning the “control of noxious weeds,” so it means “eradication.”
These weeds can be controlled on an organic farm, but the only way they can be eliminated (according to conventional “science”) is by spraying. And that means Roundup and other toxic chemicals. That would decimate the organic nature of the farm. That would decertify it as an organic farm.
Further, according to Azure, Sherman County plans to put a lien on the farm, forcing it to pay for the spraying.
The deadline for expressing opposition is May 22. A better deadline is May 17.
Here is the complete press release from Azure Farms and the ways to register your concern:
FYI: Regarding contact info for protesting this— the email address given is a secretary and her inbox is probably clogged by now. How about going straight to the county commissioners? That might be more effective. Sherman County has three commissioners who make the decisions.
Gary Thompson 541-565-3416
gthompson@co.sherman.or.us
Tom McCoy tmccoy@gorge.net
Joe Dabulskis joedab3jma@gmail.com
Great idea, Jann.
I live in Oregon and am surprised to see this story. There has not been one peep from the mainstream news about this. Sherman County will be hearing from me.