Agricultural Growers of America A non-profit organization representing more than 6,000 growers...

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Agricultural Growers of America

A non-profit organization representing more than 6,000 growers

across America

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

• Approximately 6000 growers currently effected

Insect Extinction

• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas

Insect Extinction

• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas

Insect Extinction

• Large amounts of dead insects found around planted areas

• The birds depending on these insects are losing large numbers

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

Agricultural Losses

• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines

Agricultural Losses

• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines

Agricultural Losses

• Entire fields of crops are found withering on the vines

• Even root produce shows signs of blight and is not harvestable

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

Agricultural Losses

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

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

Effects on water tables

• NO root system causes entire fields to completely dry up

Effects on water tables

• NO root system causes entire fields to completely dry up…causing entire fields to lose precious irrigation sources

Agricultural Growers of America

This ecological disaster will take approx. 7 years to reverse…the losses

continue to build daily…

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