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"Appeals Court: Organic Farm Can Seek Damages From Pesticide Company" [1]

A California state appeals court ruled that an organic farmer can seek damages from a pesticide company whose product was applied to neighboring fields and contaminated the organic farmer's fields by volatilization rather than spray drift.

Kurtis Alexander reports for the Santa Cruz Sentinel December 22, 2010. [2]

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Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel [2], 12/23/2010
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