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UK: Famers' fear as MEPs green light pesticides registration system
Famers could be facing an uncertain future after a European vote gave the green light to a new registration system for pesticide chemicals.
Last Tuesday, MEPs in Strasbourg voted in favour of approving new legislation, which will mean around 22 substances will be likely to be removed from the market.
National Farmers Union deputy president Meurig Raymond has criticised the decision, warning crop yield and quality would suffer and the price of household staples like potatoes and broccoli could also rise as a result.
However, the list of 'dangerous' chemicals has not yet been confirmed.
But this is not the first warning farmers have had about the effect of a change in the law.
In July, Horncastle News columnist Stephen Ireland also warned that it could mean no carrots or parsnips and up to 90 per cent yield losses in potatoes.
After last week's vote, he said: "The effect will be on what farmers want to grow. Supermarkets have made it clear they will source from outside the EU from where these chemicals can be used.
"It's defeating what we should be doing but on the other hand we want to have the confidence of the public."
Mr Ireland added: "It looks at the moment as though the chemicals are used more in horticulture and vegetable growing.
"If we knew what the chemicals were we could put it into context but if you reduce yield by more than 20 per cent, it might not be viable to grow the crop."
The proposals will now be subject to the approval of the European Council.
Source: horncastlenews.co.uk
Famers could be facing an uncertain future after a European vote gave the green light to a new registration system for pesticide chemicals.
Last Tuesday, MEPs in Strasbourg voted in favour of approving new legislation, which will mean around 22 substances will be likely to be removed from the market.
National Farmers Union deputy president Meurig Raymond has criticised the decision, warning crop yield and quality would suffer and the price of household staples like potatoes and broccoli could also rise as a result.
However, the list of 'dangerous' chemicals has not yet been confirmed.
But this is not the first warning farmers have had about the effect of a change in the law.
In July, Horncastle News columnist Stephen Ireland also warned that it could mean no carrots or parsnips and up to 90 per cent yield losses in potatoes.
After last week's vote, he said: "The effect will be on what farmers want to grow. Supermarkets have made it clear they will source from outside the EU from where these chemicals can be used.
"It's defeating what we should be doing but on the other hand we want to have the confidence of the public."
Mr Ireland added: "It looks at the moment as though the chemicals are used more in horticulture and vegetable growing.
"If we knew what the chemicals were we could put it into context but if you reduce yield by more than 20 per cent, it might not be viable to grow the crop."
The proposals will now be subject to the approval of the European Council.
Source: horncastlenews.co.uk
Publication date: 1/22/2009
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