agricultural growers of america a non-profit organization representing more than 6,000 growers...
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Agricultural Growers of America
A non-profit organization representing more than 6,000 growers
across America
Serious Issues
• Loss of insect environments causing lack of pollination.
• Loss of bird and fish environments
• Loss of agricultural crops
• Effects on water tables and coastal regions
• Approximately 6000 growers currently effected
Insect Extinction
• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas
Insect Extinction
• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas
Insect Extinction
• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas
• The birds depending on these insects are losing large numbers
Insect Extinction
• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas
• The birds depending on these insects are losing large numbers
• Entire coastal areas are losing fish life near planted areas
Agricultural Losses
• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines
Agricultural Losses
• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines
Agricultural Losses
• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines
• Even root produce shows signs of blight and is not harvestable
Agricultural Losses
• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines
• Even root produce shows signs of blight and is not harvestable
• Scale is growing into “disaster” proportion
Agricultural Losses
initial reporting of problems centered around Florida; however today there are reports worldwide wherever WWL has installed their grass systems
Effects on water tables
• Water tables are becoming shallow and non-existent; wherever WWL Lawn Systems; because the root system of the WWL grass is almost non-existent
Effects on water tables
• NO root system causes entire fields to completely dry up
Effects on water tables
• NO root system causes entire fields to completely dry up…causing entire fields to lose precious irrigation sources
Agricultural Growers of America
This ecological disaster will take approx. 7 years to reverse…the losses
continue to build daily…