EU Neonicotinoid Ban & OSR Growers - Research/Survey

[fpev123]

Dear all,

I am a student at the University of Nottingham completing my Undergraduate Dissertation on the effect of the neonicotinoid ban on OSR growers in Central England. I would appreciate any and all responses to my survey below and any feedback / other comments to my email [email protected].

Oilseed Rape Growers In Central England - Harvest Results

Thank you for agreeing to participate in this survey. Please note that if you wish to exit the survey without completing you can do so at any time and no data will be recorded. If you have any questions please contact Freya Peverell at [email protected]

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Many thanks,

Freya

 

[yellow belly]

The issue with no neonics is that we cannot now grow osr or linseed with any degree of certainty that we will harvest a crop so will not be growing these flowering crops
the biggest losers will be the insects that need early nectar in April
bees build up their colonies in the spring so they can multiply their numbers
no early nectar is similar to a cold late spring which also reduces the insect no’s

 

[Brisel]

I would gladly participate in this survey but am well out of the target area. I echo Yellow Belly's comments. Bees and other pollinators will be the biggest losers as a result of the neonic ban. That's what the unintended consequences will be. Hey ho.

 

[texelburger]

I concur with yellow belly and Brisel.After an autumn of flea beetle devastation our OSR crop we will probably stop growing it and change our rotation.This can only be a bad thing for the bee population.Banning neonics is a policy decision of the madhouse.

 

[Woodlander]

Done. Good luck with the dissertation Freya.

 

[fpev123]

Many thanks to all who have completed so far, and for comments from those of you outside of my target area. Very much appreciated!

 

[fpev123]

Anymore replies greatly appreciated,

Many thanks,

Freya

 

[Andrew K]

I thought many of the Eurozone countries had allowed an extension of Neonic use,especially on beet this spring ? One rule for them,a different one for us!

 

[Clive]

Dear all,

I am a student at the University of Nottingham completing my Undergraduate Dissertation on the effect of the neonicotinoid ban on OSR growers in Central England. I would appreciate any and all responses to my survey below and any feedback / other comments to my email [email protected].

Oilseed Rape Growers In Central England - Harvest Results

Thank you for agreeing to participate in this survey. Please note that if you wish to exit the survey without completing you can do so at any time and no data will be recorded. If you have any questions please contact Freya Peverell at [email protected]

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Many thanks,

Freya

good luck finding a UK OSR grower ................ I think that might answer your survey!

 

[Mr Charisma]

We gave rape one last chance, it failed, good bye rape, good bye bees