Archive Article: 2002/04/05

5 April 2002

Agchem rumours a storm in a teacup

Recessions breed rumours and with agriculture in deep recession, rumours are rife within the farming industry.

The suggestion that a key potato nematicide may lose its approval mid-season is a case in point. Questions are certainly being asked – but only as part of the EUs elite Annexe 1 registration process. In no way is the products UK approval in doubt, according to the Pesticides Safety Directorate.

When times are tough it pays to check facts with those who know, before jumping to conclusions.