Less pesticide was sprayed in 2006 than in recent years,
according to the
Crop Protection Association.
The CPA has announced that there was a drop of 3% in active
ingredients applied in 2006, which was down to a 3% decline in the
area of land with cereals and increased use of lower-dose
products.
Cereals account for over two thirds of pesticide use in arable
crops.
In the garden sector, sales were affected by a late spring with
lawns slow to grow. The reduction in active ingredients also
reflected switching to more modern products, as well as a move
towards ready-mixed very dilute products.
Peter Sanguinetti, CPA chief executive, said: "We are fully
committed to promoting best practice through the Voluntary
Initiative to benefit the environment."
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