Western Growers dismayed by court's compost ruling

JUN 21, 2016-1 MIN
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Western Growers dismayed by court's compost ruling

JUN 21, 2016-1 MIN

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A farm group is dismayed that a federal court ruled that it's no longer necessarily OK to use composted municipal green waste on organic farms in California. From Western Growers:The (USDA) Guidance already prohibited use of compost that was shown to contaminate soil, crops or water, but plaintiffs argued that this was not strict enough under the pre-2011 organic rules. While the court stopped