Farmers are concerned about whether their crops and animals could be compromised by exposure to chemicals in the air, water and soil. Sixteen farms near East Palestine had soil sampling done by a partnership between the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio State.
Brown said he got a commitment from the USDA to support East Palestine as the town recovers from the train derailment and release of toxic chemicals. One farmer said that even though his products haven’t been affected, some of his clients have cold feet about buying from him.
“It’s more to sell their meat or their beef if they’re close by," Brown said. "The whole point is I’m gonna keep coming back as long as... until we get people’s lives back to normal.”
"They said, 'why don’t you buy from our neighbors at Lamppost farm?' And they’re like, 'no, that’s near East Palestine,'" Lamppost Farm owner Steve Montgomery said.
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