ontario has a 'groundbreaking' challenge on their hands, that's where it starts......
like jack, here in the u. s. of a.....
Not as long as there is big money in corn and soy beans. Jacksad but true.
we have two lease farmers, kicked one off for bad manners, lack of payment or trade and finally spraying his neonic crops, which he had been asked and agreed not to do right near my hives. 3 weeks ago, caught the other farmer on the other side, spraying his neonic corn with herbicide (pesticide) (which he agreed not to do) near my hives. not only did he spray herbicide/pesticide on the roadway/rightaway wildflowers and natural grass coming and going from the field, but overspray hit a buffer field we spent about a grand on native plantings, not to mention all the hard work the last couple years to get it ready and not to mention the bees flying over or through the field to get to the crown vetch on the other side of that.
arse chewing, but it doesn't undo the damage, and neither does money to pay for the damage done, guess that farmer is going to be paying for and doing the work on the native plantings and for frames of foundation and bees next year to compensate. i figure it's fair.
not sure what these guys are spraying for, ain't a darn weed that grows or living insect that crawls or flys in these neonic crops.