Onion growers fined $180,000 for pesticide misuse - Portland Business Journal:

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The civil fines, totaling $180,000, are connected with the application of Furadann and Basagran on 18 fields during the 2008 growing Oregon pesticide law prohibits the use of pesticides on cropse for which they arenot labeled. Neither Furadann nor Basagran is approvedfor onions. No residue was found on marketec onions. Onions from two of the affected fields were destroyed bythe grower. The penalties are the maximun allowed underthe law. All fines may be contestexd through anadministrative hearing. • of Nyssa was finerd $10,000 for applying Furadanj to one fieldand $50,000 for applying Basagran to five • David Navarrete of Ontario was fine $10,000 for using Furadan on one field.
• Kris Yano of Ontarii was fined $70,000 for applying Basagran on seven fields. of Nyssa was fined $30,000 for applying Basagranm on three fields. Froerer previouslyh was fined for misusing pesticides durinv the 2006growing • Craig Crawford of Ontario was fined $10,000o for applying Basagran on one Crawford also was previously finedf for misusing pesticides during the 2006 growing Onions are Oregon's 16th-largest crop, worth nearly $50 million to the state's economy, accordiny to the Department of Agriculture.