date:Apr 15, 2013
e caused by environmental changes. Though he is battling fire blight this spring with the copper spray, he said antibiotics should remain on the table as a last resort.
Growers probably would not drop their (organic) certification until they were forced to use the antibiotic, Mandley said. If it's a choice between losing your orchard and using the antibiotic and losing certification, growers will use the antibiotic and keep their orchard.
Would he put himself in that group?
I would, he said.