Minn. Court of Appeals says pesticide drift can count as trespass
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals says it can count as trespass under the law when pesticide drifts from one farm to another. The appeals court revived a lawsuit by organic farmers Oluf and Debra Johnson against the Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company. They allege the co-op has repeatedly sprayed pesticides onto other fields that have drifted onto theirs, preventing them from selling their crops as organic.
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