Released today, January 22, 2008, in Palentino Journal
De ona in ona
A year after announcing the use of 'chlorophacinone', opt for another poison, 'bromadiolone' against voles
CILLEROS LMRIVAS
ra one of the most controversial ad of the Board: the use of chlorophacinone to combat the scourge of t opillos. Almost at the same with this date, the Board began yesterday the application of a new poison, bromadiolone in the areas affected by the plague.
is six times more potent than chlorophacinone and distributed in bags which are placed in tubes or in the huras entries.
But back to the beginning. That January 19 should be a normal day.
An opening like any other. But no. Valdepero sources remain forever in the memory of more than one. That day, the then Environment Minister, Carlos Fernández Carriedo, DP confirmed the product to be used to eliminate rodents: chlorophacinone.
This newspaper published the following day for the first time the name of the product would be used and 24 hours after environmentalists echoed the warning information on their use. Just 10 days later came forward something that could give a boost to its use: farmers receiving agri-environment or whose parcels are in special protection areas could lose subsidies, if applied chlorophacinone without permission.
The snowball has grown to such dimensions that a working group created in the Administration were present Regional, environmentalists and farmers. Group, facing the gallery, showing good intentions and the best of smiles but, behind closed doors, was a tinderbox.
direct clashes between farmers and environmentalists, with some other altisontante voice, tone and comments were discrepancies even in the administration, where the services of Agriculture and Environment did not have them all when it unify criteria on the appropriateness of using poison.
These went when other information again in February last year, returned to cover shadow the use of poison: EU bans extend the licenses.
Spain requested an extension, granted, but only for exceptional cases. At that point in the film, the national media had not yet discovered that was used chlorophacinone Palencia.
What would make the March 1, when environmentalists complained in court the use of poison.
A complaint that is more like a hot potato. Valladolid Palencia, hence the High Court and from there back to the Magistrate's Court where the city of Valladolid week ago by a car, dictated his file.
Everything, because everyone here is inhibited.
Come on, I did not want to know anything about the complaint.
"At the time a decision was made, we thought, was right and the benefit of the field and now we just know we've entered the courthouse as witnesses but still do not know how we get out," acknowledged days before the self-en petit comite, "a senior official of the Regional Administration has had to go to court after the complaint.
After one year, has given way to chlorophacinone bromadiolone. Another powerful poison with effects similar to the first.
question arises. "There will also be reporting? Against whom? Against who ordered its use? Against whom or against whom it authorizes the distribution?
Many questions and one fact: so far, the Board, to cover himself has said that the product "with all the blessings."
Amen.
chemical to the article. Questions
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How many more questions are being affected farmers?
