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Hannah Jose and Amelia Bernasconi

Farm chemical spray drift causing widespread tree deaths, claims community group

A tree said to be affected by spray drift in Gulgong, NSW. (Supplied)

Farmers, scientists and other community members across NSW have criticised the state’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for ignoring reports of damage to crops and vegetation from agricultural chemicals drifting on the wind.  

Spray drift is the spread of agricultural chemicals like pesticides and herbicides from farms to neighbouring areas through the air.

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