| Cereals
Water UK welcome metazachlor stewardship
to stand
Water UK is pleased to announce that Metazachlor Matters will be featured on their stand at Cereals for the first time
this year. They will be joined by the Metaldehyde Stewardship Group and representatives from seven of England’s water
companies, as in previous years.
esticide
stewardship is the
main focus of the
stand, promoting
the role farmers
can play in
reducing instances of crop
protection treatments reaching
water. It’s in line with a trend that’s
seeing water companies working
increasingly closely with the
agricultural sector, for the mutual
benefit of protecting surface water
and the availability of pesticides.
Metazachlor Matters is one of
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the more recent stewardship
initiatives to be launched. With
metazachlor containing products
applied to two-thirds of winter
oilseed rape crops in the UK, it
highlights the importance of taking
proactive measures to protect the
herbicide armoury.
As well as getting the latest
updates on the slug pellet
stewardship front from the MSG
(Metaldehyde Stewardship
Group), a visit to the Water UK
stand is a chance to speak direct
to the water companies. They will
be on hand to explain the specific
issues they are facing, and how
they are engaging with farmers in
their specific water catchments.
Another reason to come onto
the stand is the opportunity to gain
a BASIS point and/or two NRoSO
points by following this year’s
‘Slug Trail’ which will be running
between the Water UK, Certis and
De Sangosse stands, situated near
the central thoroughfare, on
Environment, Education and
Research aisle. The trail requires
participants to answer questions to
update their knowledge of slug
pellet stewardship practices.
Also on display are new
informative graphs to illustrate
when pesticides typically become
a problem in watercourses; and
there will be a high precision
pelleter with GPS technology that
is highlighting the impending
regulations, requiring all pesticide
application equipment – including
spreaders – to be tested.
Water UK can be found at stand
338 at Cereals on June 15 and 16.
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