Tighten controls on chemicals, say Walgett cotton growers

Updated January 14 2018 - 7:07pm, first published January 13 2018 - 11:20am
HARD HIT: Growers inspect some of the damaged crops, after the evidence began to show of a suspected inversion-type spray drift event in December. Photo: Cotton Australia
HARD HIT: Growers inspect some of the damaged crops, after the evidence began to show of a suspected inversion-type spray drift event in December. Photo: Cotton Australia

COTTON groups are calling for greater restrictions on the use of 2-4,D after December spray drift in the Walgett region that will cost growers tens of millions of dollars.

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