date:Apr 15, 2013
n Johnson, a plant pathologist at Oregon State University. But despite that promise, Johnson said he believes 2014 is probably too soon to make oxytetracyline off-limits at organic orchards.
Though the board rejected an extension, it approved a motion that asks the USDA to investigate options for allowing the emergency use of oxytetracyline until 2017.
Ken Mandley, an apple grower in Turtle Lake, Wis., said he turned to organic farming after deciding his allergies and other health problems wer