Agriculture: an Exemption Granted to Cereal Farmers for the Use of a Banned Herbicide, NGOs Wind Up
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The Ministry of Agriculture has just exceptionally authorised the use of a banned herbicide for 120 days thanks to an emergency procedure allowed by European regulations. According to a "Libé" count, France has never used so many exemptions for pesticides.
Minister of Agriculture Annie Genevard responded to the request of the grain branch of the FNSEA by offering an exemption
The Ministry of Agriculture temporarily authorizes the use of the Avadex Factor for barley producers, despite warnings from the European Commission on the risks to groundwater.
Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard has granted an emergency exemption for a herbicide containing triallate, yet banned by the Yearses due to the risks of groundwater contamination, and suspicions of health and the environment.
Once again, Annie Genevard ignores science for the benefit of agro-industry. On 22 September, the Minister of Agriculture decided to authorize the Avadex Factor, a triallate herbicide, by a 120-day derogation on winter barley crops. Although prohibited for three years, 90,000 litres of this product can be sprayed in thousands of fields, until 21 January 2027. Only restrictions: the Avadex Factor will have to be spread outside the perimeters of t…
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