Pictures by Dave Groves: Images taken on the Esk Highway almost 12 months ago to the day. The right hand side of the picture (where I am standing to capture the images) is the Esk Highway. The third image clearly shows release over the highway.

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A BRITISH High Court ruling could have major implications for Tasmania’s forestry and farming. A BRITISH High Court ruling that there is “solid evidence” people are harmed by exposure to crop spraying could have major implications for Tasmania’s forestry and farming. Last month the court found the British Government had failed to comply with a European directive designed to protect rural communities from exposure to poisons, such as herbicides and pesticides. The toxins have been linked to rising rates of cancer and immune-system diseases in rural communities. Long-time Tasmanian campaigner against pesticide spraying, East Coast doctor Alison Bleaney, said the ruling was the strongest proof yet that humans were harmed by chemicals used in aerial and ground spraying. “And the Tasmanian Government must take this finding very seriously,” Dr Bleaney said. Read more here
First raised by Dr Alison Bleaney on Tasmanian Times, all the background, detail, letter to Premier Bartlett: Read more, Comment here

Over: Picture of spray release over the Esk Highway …