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Any decision to ban or restrict pesticides must be based on sound science
ANY decision to ban or restrict pesticides must be based on sound science, NFU horticulture chairman Sarah Dawson has warned.
Mrs Dawson was speaking after a report found neonicotinoid pesticides are worth up to £630m annually to the UK economy - money that could be lost if their use was banned or even restricted.
In January, a report by European scientists identified a number of risks posed by neonicotinoid pesticides to bees, prompting environmentalists to calls for the agrochemicals to face a partial or outright ban.
But, Mrs Dawson said it would be wrong to take an overly precautionary approach, which would effectively prevent growers from using neonicotinoids before trying to establishing whether there was a scientific reason for reintroducing them.
“We want it to be business as usual - certainly within horticulture. We want to continue being behind solid robust science. There is a lot of science needed indeed before we can categorically come out and be very firm in suggesting one direction or the other.”
Get snap happy with Pitchcare
Show us your photography skills for a chance to win monthly prizes and a bumper prize
FOR many professionals and club volunteers, their
dedication and commitment to sportsturf management is down, to a great extent, to the beautiful outdoor lifestyle that it offers.
Some of our sportsfields and venues are in quite breathtaking locations, and some of the pitches produced can best be described as stunning. So, we thought, why not give everyone the opportunity to show off what they have to offer.
Pitchcare want to encourage you to capture and share the best aspects of your facilities, team and the environment you work in with our new, interactive photography competition.
Starting from 1st March, we will be launching our online Pitchcare Photo Gallery competition, with a monthly prize and a bumper end of year prize for the best photographs submitted (terms & conditions apply).
Each month, we will be having a different theme and you can submit up to three photos per person by the 26th of the month for them to be included in the competition. The theme will be decided before the start of the month and, during the year, will include the following: wildlife, flora and fauna, springtime, machinery in action, humour and your team.
The monthly entries will be shortlisted to just four photos,
and Pitchcare members will then be asked to vote for a winner.
Each monthly winner will receive a £100 Pitchcare voucher to be spent on goods in-store. All the monthly winners will then qualify for entry into an end of year competition with a further bumper prize for the overall winner.
So, start snapping and have fun. You never know, you might just win yourself a very nice prize in the process.
Check the Pitchcare website for more information; full competition terms and conditions will be available on
Pitchcare.com
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