Pesticides Ruling to Impact Farmers
News release 30th April 2013A controversial EU ruling on the use of a pesticide will have a “huge impact” on the farming community, leading farmers’ buying group Woldmarsh has warned. The European Commission has intervened in a dispute between member states to suspend the use of pesticides containing neonicotinoid for flowering crops, which will remain off limits for the next two years. The reasons are based on concerns that neonicotinoids are damaging to bees and other pollinators, which are vital for the pollination of plants, and in turn, the growth of food crops. Woldmarsh, a