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Challenging Right To Farm Over Pesticides

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Beyond Toxics

Complaints about pesticide use are fairly common around farms and forests.  But a complaint about pesticide use on the Oregon coast is headed for court, with a unique approach.

Property owners in Gold Beach filed suit, challenging portions of the state's Right to Farm and Forest Law. The law exempts landowners from liability for pesticide spraying.  Eugene-based Beyond Toxics is assisting the landowners in their court fight.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.