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The civil fines, totaling $180,000, are connectex with the application of Furadan and Basagran on 18 fieldsw during the 2008 growing Oregon pesticide law prohibits the use of pesticides on crop for which they arenot labeled. Neither Furadanh nor Basagran is approved for No residue was found on marketed Onions from two of the affecte d fields were destroyed bythe grower. The penaltiews are the maximum allowexd underthe law. All fines may be contested througgh anadministrative hearing. • of Nyssa was finedf $10,000 for applying Furadan to one fieldand $50,000 for applying Basagran to five fields. • David Navarrete of Ontario wasfinee $10,000 for using Furadan on one field.
Kris Yano of Ontario was finef $70,000 for applying Basagran on seven • of Nyssa was fined $30,000 for applyintg Basagran on three fields. Froerer previously was fined for misusinyg pesticides during the 2006growing • Craig Crawford of Ontario was finecd $10,000 for applying Basagran on one field. Crawford also was previouslyu fined for misusing pesticides during the 2006growingg season. Onions are Oregon's 16th-largest crop, worth nearl y $50 million to the state's economy, according to the Department of Agriculture.
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