Completely Clueless

Often research labs and agencies base findings on worst case scenarios that have been entered into a simulated computer modulation. This method of exaggerated testing usually results in extreme regulations being put into effect for numerous industries, the agriculture industry included. The Environmental Protection Agency has a long track record of just this sort of testing. This type of methodology is flawed for the simple reason that it doesn’t reflect reality. In an attempt to enlighten EPA officials to the realities of pesticide use by farmers, normally a much lower concentration used in fewer treatments, the Washington Association of Wheat Growers put together a tour to show them how farmers use pesticides and to what degree. Hopefully the information gleamed by the EPA on this tour will help them become better educated on what farmers really do in the field, and will give them the opportunity to base their determinations on truth rather than computer modulated fiction; because nothing is quite as bad as having those in positions of power lacking proper knowledge or information. In other words, clueless.