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<blockquote data-quote="canoetrpr" data-source="post: 769500" data-attributes="member: 4892"><p>Did some more research and chatted with my wife a bit. She's a bit concerned about the impact of the insecticides and wonders whether or not we should use something natural.</p><p></p><p>I don't claim that my cows are organic. They are grass fed and I plan to grass finish them. I don't use growth hormones or un-necessary antibiotics. However, I do vaccinate as I think it is the sensible thing to do. If one of my animals gets sick I will use antibiotics.</p><p></p><p>So I am not against using an insecticide if a natural solution truly does not work. I found some products that contained pyrethrin which I believe is a natural product. Some that horse stores carry are a mix of pyrethrin and permethrin - I believe the latter is synthetic. I talked to an organic beef guy here and he says he makes his own mix of citronella, water, mineral oil and vinegar.</p><p></p><p>I'm open minded and appreciate any and all opinions - despite your point of view on this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canoetrpr, post: 769500, member: 4892"] Did some more research and chatted with my wife a bit. She's a bit concerned about the impact of the insecticides and wonders whether or not we should use something natural. I don't claim that my cows are organic. They are grass fed and I plan to grass finish them. I don't use growth hormones or un-necessary antibiotics. However, I do vaccinate as I think it is the sensible thing to do. If one of my animals gets sick I will use antibiotics. So I am not against using an insecticide if a natural solution truly does not work. I found some products that contained pyrethrin which I believe is a natural product. Some that horse stores carry are a mix of pyrethrin and permethrin - I believe the latter is synthetic. I talked to an organic beef guy here and he says he makes his own mix of citronella, water, mineral oil and vinegar. I'm open minded and appreciate any and all opinions - despite your point of view on this. [/QUOTE]
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