glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Has this been banned by eu?
Pre harvest roundup banned
- Thread starter glasshouse
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Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No.
- Location
- S.E
Why would it be?
: la culture d’OGM est interdite en France. La dessiccation avec du glyphosate est également interdite en France.
: the cultivation of GMOs is prohibited in France. Desiccation with glyphosate is
also banned in France.
: the cultivation of GMOs is prohibited in France. Desiccation with glyphosate is
also banned in France.
- Location
- South Notts
10 year renewal of the active was granted from Dec 2023-33. No majority vote either way so they had no choice but to extend it I believe. There are limitations on its use, taken from the NFU statement ‘One of these is that pre-harvest use as a desiccant will no longer be allowed (but pre-harvest use for weed control is still permitted)’
We're not in the EU
- Location
- Mid Lincolnshire,UK
So I guess volunteer wheat in a barley crop can be called a weed and sprayed preharvest?
Bogweevil
Member
From the horse's mouth:
5. Does the decision include conditions and restrictions of use?
The EU legislation on plant protection products foresees that the Commission may impose conditions or restrictions when approving an active substance, if necessary for the safe use of the substance.
As part of its decision to renew the approval of glyphosate, the Commission has included several new conditions, amongst which:
the prohibition for use as a desiccant (with the intention to control the time point of harvest or to optimise the threshing).
the setting of maximum limits for 5 impurities in glyphosate (i.e., in the material manufactured). These limits are set to ensure that humans and the environment are fully protected.
the requirement for Member States to pay particular attention to specific aspects when carrying out risk assessments (e.g., the protection of small herbivorous mammals, such as voles, and non-target plants, such as wildflowers) and to set risk mitigation measures to ensure that non-target organisms and the environment are protected.
the setting of maximum application rates that shall not be exceeded unless the outcome of the risk assessment undertaken for the specific uses for which authorisation is applied for demonstrates that a higher rate does not lead to any unacceptable effects on small herbivorous mammals.
an obligation for the applicant to submit information on the possible indirect impacts on biodiversity within 3 years from the availability of an appropriate guidance document. The Commission will request EFSA to develop the necessary guidance.
5. Does the decision include conditions and restrictions of use?
The EU legislation on plant protection products foresees that the Commission may impose conditions or restrictions when approving an active substance, if necessary for the safe use of the substance.
As part of its decision to renew the approval of glyphosate, the Commission has included several new conditions, amongst which:
the prohibition for use as a desiccant (with the intention to control the time point of harvest or to optimise the threshing).
the setting of maximum limits for 5 impurities in glyphosate (i.e., in the material manufactured). These limits are set to ensure that humans and the environment are fully protected.
the requirement for Member States to pay particular attention to specific aspects when carrying out risk assessments (e.g., the protection of small herbivorous mammals, such as voles, and non-target plants, such as wildflowers) and to set risk mitigation measures to ensure that non-target organisms and the environment are protected.
the setting of maximum application rates that shall not be exceeded unless the outcome of the risk assessment undertaken for the specific uses for which authorisation is applied for demonstrates that a higher rate does not lead to any unacceptable effects on small herbivorous mammals.
an obligation for the applicant to submit information on the possible indirect impacts on biodiversity within 3 years from the availability of an appropriate guidance document. The Commission will request EFSA to develop the necessary guidance.
- Location
- S.E
Whats the reason for this dessication ban then? Is there any science or is this just politics?
- Location
- Northumberland
Much better to dry it down with fossil fuels 
- Location
- East yorks
Everyone got a rape swather at the back of the shed? 
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
We are not in the EU….
A small proportion of people over-using (abusing) it, no?
serf
Member
- Location
- warwickshire
Why , it's cheaper than diesel
- Location
- S.E
Why?