Swiss voters to cast ballots on pesticide-free farming | Global Ideas | DW
Swiss voters to cast ballots on pesticide-free farming Switzerland is holding a referendum that could result in a total ban on synthetic pesticides. But environmentalists, farmers and agrochemical companies are at odds over a potential switch to organic agriculture. The wholesome world of Heidi? Pesticides and herbicides are commonly used in conventional Swiss agriculture Wine grower Jean-Denis Perrochet fills his tractor's spray tank with diluted milk. That's what he uses to get rid of fungus on the vines on his vineyard near the town of Neuenburg in northwestern Switzerland. Perrochet and h...