[mfgamembers] FYI: An Act to protect Massachusetts pollinators
maurice tougas
appleman.maurice at gmail.com
Thu Jan 18 16:50:23 EST 2018
Looks like this needed to be attached
HB 2213 and SB 2164 - Testimony of MA Farm Bure...
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On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:47 PM, maurice tougas <appleman.maurice at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Brad Mitchell from Farm Bureau also commented but because he's not a part
> of the group his comments may not have gone thru. Here it is a la
> copy/paste. I understand the flower growers and nurserymen might support
> the bill since they got exempted. In my opinion that would be an unwise
> thing to do. What would be next that some group would get an online
> campaign against and circumvent the process we abide by? Anyone know anyone
> in those groups?
>
> Mo
>
> Brad Mitchell
> [image: Attachments]1:25 PM (3 hours ago)
> to me, Jon, MFGA
> Mo is correct. Science, should be the basis for pesticide registration
> decisions - including restrictions. This bill is not based on science.
>
> Farm Bureau' has a number of concerns with this bill. The most important
> one is that it would restrict the use of a pesticide absent a scientific
> review, and by bypassing the process laid out in law and regulation. While
> the restriction of neonics may not impact fruit growers (though I'd read
> the bill carefully relative to "plant materials" before deciding this),
> passage of this bill would create a precedent for future action on
> pesticides by legislators - including ones that are important to the fruit
> industry.
>
> I've attached Farm Bureau's testimony on HB 2113. HB 4041 us the amended
> version of this bill - . Unfortunately, the amendments did very little to
> address our concerns. Some commodity groups have supported the bill as they
> have taken a very short-term view that it won't impact them. We're trying
> to bring everyone around to see if we can get some common ground.
> Attachments area
>
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 4:40 PM, Patrick Kriksceonaitis <
> Patrick.Kriksceonaitis at cpsagu.com> wrote:
>
>> Well said Mo.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> Patrick Kriksceonaitis
>> 617-306-1797 <(617)%20306-1797>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2018, at 12:50 PM, maurice tougas <appleman.maurice at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> My quick reading suggests to me that there is more to this than the text
>> of the bill suggests. Looks to me that someone is attempting to lay
>> groundwork for using the legislature to take over the role of the pesticide
>> board in the registering of materials. In other words, make the approval
>> process a political one rather than scientific one. There is a reason tjhat
>> applicators are being exempted during the "blooming period" which happens
>> to coincide with the growing season.The reason is to highlight the "bloom"
>> for emotional purposes. Is there a use for neonics other than during the
>> period of March 1 to October 31? Maybe there is? Since nursery plants are
>> excluded then greenhouse plants are as well excluded?
>>
>> Wouldn't simply making them restricted use accomplish all that the bill
>> is suggesting, with the scientific review process that the pesticide
>> subcommittee, which is chaired by public health and not MDAR, being the
>> logical and credible body making this decision? I think this is an attempt
>> to circumvent the scientific process to be supplanted by the political
>> process.
>>
>> Just my two cents, and you didn't even pay that!
>>
>> Mo
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Jon Clements <jmcextman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4041
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__malegislature.gov_Bills_190_H4041&d=DwMFaQ&c=zgHsTqBQkGAdNuoPRxUzSQ&r=Z-t4ULNGNESHQ4cL9cZeukNo7uRcPAqsvEhi_9whX1Q-004PMlArzWEw0uaUcdn0&m=evZcG4uSuVSWBLlBuvuuHL0BhFSLUnt_NmCSjgPkHv0&s=BsN--ZGfSAU6nl_c-pov5U12fNxpFRz64ys0LYb_LS4&e=>
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any concerns/issues with this? (Besides being another
>>> regulation.)
>>>
>>> The way I read it, pretty minimal impact to most apple/peach growers
>>> unless you are NOT a certified applicator. In summary, it means:
>>>
>>> 1. During and after blooming season, neonicotinoids “shall only be
>>> sprayed, 38 released, deposited or applied by a certified commercial
>>> applicator, a certified private applicator, 39 or a licensed applicator.”
>>> 2. Blooming season is defined as: “the period of the calendar year
>>> during which blooming or flowering plants are actively blooming, which
>>> shall include, at a minimum, the period between March 1 and October 31,
>>> provided, that the department may increase the period of time by
>>> regulation.”
>>> 3. During bloom time, neonicotinoids may be applied (by the above
>>> listed groups) only for agricultural and horticultural uses as defined by
>>> Chapter 61A.
>>>
>>> Agricultural use defined here: https://malegislature.gov/Laws
>>> /GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter61A/Section1
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__malegislature.gov_Laws_GeneralLaws_PartI_TitleIX_Chapter61A_Section1&d=DwMFaQ&c=zgHsTqBQkGAdNuoPRxUzSQ&r=Z-t4ULNGNESHQ4cL9cZeukNo7uRcPAqsvEhi_9whX1Q-004PMlArzWEw0uaUcdn0&m=evZcG4uSuVSWBLlBuvuuHL0BhFSLUnt_NmCSjgPkHv0&s=BuWIQ2SBAVL4Xq3pV7fMu_lXecdMKRjEImiQmj20FmU&e=>
>>> .
>>>
>>> Horticultural use defined here: https://malegislature.gov/Laws
>>> /GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter61A/Section2
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__malegislature.gov_Laws_GeneralLaws_PartI_TitleIX_Chapter61A_Section2&d=DwMFaQ&c=zgHsTqBQkGAdNuoPRxUzSQ&r=Z-t4ULNGNESHQ4cL9cZeukNo7uRcPAqsvEhi_9whX1Q-004PMlArzWEw0uaUcdn0&m=evZcG4uSuVSWBLlBuvuuHL0BhFSLUnt_NmCSjgPkHv0&s=JwsmqhlGfcm0PvH9WVe2Sd1KpwU4N8RUjiSCyPcGCJk&e=>
>>> .
>>>
>>>
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>>> http://umassfruit.com
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__umassfruit.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=zgHsTqBQkGAdNuoPRxUzSQ&r=Z-t4ULNGNESHQ4cL9cZeukNo7uRcPAqsvEhi_9whX1Q-004PMlArzWEw0uaUcdn0&m=evZcG4uSuVSWBLlBuvuuHL0BhFSLUnt_NmCSjgPkHv0&s=BSPTld56iGJS9KP0551XsDdl2C4O3WCOFq1B6IHw2Fs&e=>
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>>
>>
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>> Maurice Tougas
>> Tougas Family Farm
>> Northborough,MA 01532
>> 508-450-0844 <(508)%20450-0844>
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> Maurice Tougas
> Tougas Family Farm
> Northborough,MA 01532
> 508-450-0844 <(508)%20450-0844>
>
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Tougas Family Farm
Northborough,MA 01532
508-450-0844
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