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Agricultural Growers of America

Agricultural Growers of America. A non-profit organization representing more than 138,000 growers across America . Serious Issues . Loss of insect environments causing lack of pollination. Loss of bird and fish environments Loss of agricultural crops

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Agricultural Growers of America

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  1. Agricultural Growers of America A non-profit organization representing more than 138,000 growers across America

  2. 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

  3. Insect Extinction • Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas

  4. Insect Extinction • Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas

  5. Insect Extinction • Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas • The birds depending on these insects are losing large numbers

  6. 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

  7. Agricultural Losses • Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines

  8. Agricultural Losses • Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines

  9. Agricultural Losses • Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines • Even root produce shows signs of blight and is not harvestable

  10. 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

  11. Agricultural Losses initial reporting of problems centered around Florida; however today there are reports worldwide wherever WWL has installed their grass systems

  12. 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

  13. Effects on water tables • NO root system causes entire fields to completely dry up

  14. Effects on water tables • NO root system causes entire fields to completely dry up…causing entire fields to lose precious irrigation sources

  15. Agricultural Growers of America This ecological disaster will take approx. 7 years to reverse…the losses continue to build daily…

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