On Wed, 04 Nov 2015 09:08:48 -0500, Charles Linder  
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> Jim,  Love your work,  but at times you have a very narrow view.

Oh common, this is so childish it makes me wonder where are those vaunted  
"informed discussions" here?! You are both right and refusing to  
acknowledge this. There *is* logic behind stating that the responsibility  
for ensuring no encroachment for insecticide spraying lies (or should be,  
if that's not protected legally) with the person doing the spraying, not  
the abutting neighbor. At the same time, it *does* make sense to be a good  
neighbor and let people know about the risk to what's on your side of the  
fence whether it's by talking or registering with the authorities. Bees,  
chicken, rabbits, dogs, or simply people. Not all farming is done in  
abandoned areas of this country.

There's a 100 feet distance from my parent's deck where they live in Ohio  
to the first row of corn planted by the neighbor - the field is easily  
50-60 acres. Side by side, a residential area right next to an intense  
farm (I'm sure people living in the corn belt know exactly what I'm  
talking about). How is that different from someone having bees on a  
property? Down the road someone is running a licensed daycare facility  
also surrounded by corn, soy and alfalfa fields. Shouldn't the farmer be  
aware of this, but also legally liable if he/she lets pesticide spraying  
cross the boundary?

It's an easily reconcilable idea and lets us move forward to fight about  
more important things.

Przemek

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