California regulators ordered a Northern California hemp grower to destroy plants in 22 greenhouses after an investigation revealed illegal pesticide use.
As a result of a May 24 investigation conducted by the Sutter County agricultural commissioner, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) reached a settlement agreement with the grower, Bin Zheng, who consented to voluntarily destroy the hemp at all 22 greenhouses.
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Zheng was fined by Sutter County, just north of Sacramento, for using a banned pesticide on hemp and issued a Notice of Proposed Action to take certain steps to resolve the issue, according to a news release.
The products could have been processed and sold to consumers, the DPR warned in a news release.
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