Landowners concerned roadside weed work could affect region's honey exports to Japan
SUPPLIED Research could help stem bee decline. (First published on January 11, 2020) And while Lukey didn’t send honey to Japan directly, he expected the Ministry for Primary Industries to require glyphosate tests because a lot of his buyers did. “It wouldn’t be too bad for everyone to test their honey for a year, so we can have an idea of the situation but it costs money and it is money that we don't need to spend. “If we do have a snake that we have to deal with, at least let's find out how big the snake is.” Lukey said he wouldn’t be surprised to find traces of glyphosate i...
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