METHYL BROMIDE PHASE-OUT:WALLY HERGER

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: June 10, 1998 | Copyright information

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Testimony of Wally Herger Member of Congress

House Ag Committee 1p.m. June 10, 1998 Hearing on Methyl Bromide 1300 LHOB

Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the phase out of methyl bromide.

The continued availability of methyl bromide is critically important to the continued health and competitiveness of United States agriculture. Methyl bromide has been used in agriculture since the 1930s, first, as a fumigant to control pests in the soil before planting, second, to protect stored agricultural commodities, ...

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