Pesticide exposure has been linked to an up to 70-per-cent higher risk of developing a degenerative disease known as A.L.S.

With farm chemical exposure almost a daily face of life for many producers, it might raise a few alarm bells.

Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Dr Ian Musgrave from the Faculty of Medicine at Adelaide University, who stresses that its a link - and not the cause. We asked : What is A.L.S.?