<It's like saying you are a firm believer in the laws of supply and demand
when you do almond pollination.  You like the higher prices when supply is
low...but you want to make sure no one abuses the market by flooding it
(and cutting prices).>

So how are you making sure no one floods the market, oh ya regulation.

<The cost of sprays is one thing.  Growers don't want to spend a penny on
sprays more than is absolutely necessary.   Most people really are
responsible with their own money...and if they aren't, they go out of
business pretty quick.>

And what if the cheaper spray just so happens to destroy beneficial or
cause cancer or any number of other things.  Is the market going to insist
that they use a more expensive safer spray?  Or will they be forced to cut
corners to maintain a competitive edge because someone else uses the
cheaper spray?

<Growers who are dependent on pollination will also be cautions about using
sprays that kill pollinators.  If they wipe out the pollinator population,
that invisible hand of the market wipes out their crop.  The other growers
who did not kill off the pollinators have a crop to sell, and their crop is
more valuable due to lower supply because the growers who killed the
pollinators don't have a crop to sell.>

What happens when the grower isn't dependent on pollinators while you are.
 What they spray on their property does have an impact on other people,
which is why we have laws and regulations.  Just because it is their
property does not mean that their actions do not affect their neighbors.

Jeremy
West Michigan

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