Human Feces for Fertilizer

Gross! That's all I can say. Human feces for fertilizer. Some farmers in Limestone County are using it on their farms as a fertilizer. They're shipping it all the way from New York City. Imagine me saying that like they do in the Pace Picante commercial, New York City. But seriously, who cares if the E.P.A. says it's o.k. it's just down right creepy, spreading poop across fields.
I mean come on yuck, yuck, yuck. I don't like to smell other people's poop, do you think these people who live next to this farm are enjoying smelling New York people's crap (literally). Think about it farmers, and suppliers. It can't be pleasant.
They're shipping it in by rail car, then treating the poop at Synagro, Inc. in Leighton, AL. Of course we've been getting calls at NewsChannel 19 from people about their animals getting sick already. Which it may or may not be directly related.
Wednesday the Limestone County Commission filed for an injunction to stop farmers from spreading the human waste on farms in Limestone County, but it's not going to stop the farmers in Lauderdale and Colbert Counties who are also using the sludge. It may take a week for Limestone County to find out if a judge will stop farmers from spreading the fertilizer.
Synagro says they've been slinging the poop for 20 years up and down the North and South and it's safe.
Congressman Bud Cramer's office is also looking into the situation. My personal opinion...once it's all said and done. I think we'll go back to using another fertilizer for crops. Perhaps cow poop, or chicken poop? Who knows?