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Textbook photo of a seed corn maggot.

 

 

The Birds and Bees Protection Act is a seemingly simple enough and all-natural sounding title that most anyone would be for it, wouldn’t they?

Well, not everyone. Shelley Stein, CEO of Stein Farms in Le Roy, said she had to speak up as a farmer and "a person who understands the ramifications of policy on our farmers, and our consumers, and what this is going to mean to the economy of Genesee County."

]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/jfbeck99272012/protecting-birds-and-bees-shouldnt-have-to-cost-farmers-consumers-local-farmer#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/jfbeck99272012/protecting-birds-and-bees-shouldnt-have-to-cost-farmers-consumers-local-farmer Aug 3, 2023, 6:08pm Birds and Bees Protection Act Protecting birds and bees shouldn't have to cost farmers, consumers: local farmer speaks up jfbeck_99_272012 <figure role="group" class="caption caption-div align-right"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img alt="seed maggot" class="image-style-large" height="364" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thebatavian.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-08/output_image1690043388578.jpg?itok=wSIl3ZkB" width="280"> </div> </div> <figcaption>Textbook photo of a seed corn maggot.</figcaption> </figure> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Birds and Bees Protection Act is a seemingly simple enough and all-natural sounding title that most anyone would be for it, wouldn’t they?</p><p>Well, not everyone. Shelley Stein, CEO of Stein Farms in Le Roy, said she had to speak up as a farmer and "a person who understands the ramifications of policy on our farmers, and our consumers, and what this is going to mean to the economy of Genesee County."</p>