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Rodent Control Hub to Help With New Rules


A free, self-study training course on rodent control is now available for farmers via an industry online hub, ‘Rodent Control on Farms’, funded by AHDB.


It’s one of several training routes to help farmers who want to become certified to use professional rodenticide products under new rules.


From April 2016 onwards, new “stewardship conditions” labels on rodenticides for use outside will require users, including farmers, to hold professional certification which complies with UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime requirements.


The new hub includes a downloadable PDF guide to effective and responsible use of rodenticide bait, and is another alternative route to build the knowledge required for farmer certification.


From April, stocks of old label products will start to run out and, by October 2016, professional rodenticides will only be available to farmers with certified status as no old label stock can be sold.


In readiness, farmers have four options:


1. Possession of a certificate from an approved training programme and awarding organisation (training can be either classroom- based or online via the new rodent control hub)


2. Employment of a professional pest control contractor who is suitably certificated


3. Membership of a UK farm assurance scheme which has among its standards a requirement for an audited programme of rodent pest management; this an interim measure until December 2017


4. The purchase and use of amateur rodenticide products (which refers to pack sizes of up to 1.5kg).


Visit the hub at: www. rodentcontrolonfarms.co.uk


Early ground preparation with the Logic ‘Terr-ator’ slitter


The Logic LTA160 ‘Terr-ator’ slitter is 1.6 metres wide and has 32 x 6mm blades producing slits 140mm deep in the soil to break up compaction or penetrate waterlogged ground. This lets air into the top soil, improves drainage


and stimulates roots to get things underway. You will be amazed at the difference this machine will make to the growth of grass with just a couple of passes early in the spring and if necessary, later in the year. If dried up, compacted ground


is a problem, Logic can supply ballast weights to fit onto the Terr-ator, up to a maximum of 112kg which really helps with penetration. See the Logic website at www.LogicToday. co.uk for more details or call 01434 606661.


Wanted - power tools and quad bikes!!


It seems our farmers are fed up with repeat thefts of power tools and quad bikes according to the recent survey ‘Most Stolen on Farms in 2015’. This is the view of a national alarm company, which says that more attention to crime prevention will save farm businesses thousands of pounds spent in replacing equipment and higher insurance premiums. “Theft has always been the scourge of the farm business,” says Monitored Alarms company spokesperson Jonathan Ratcliffe, “But quad bikes are being stolen as never before at a rate of 15


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per week, and it’s clear these are not opportunist thieves.” The company, which installs and maintains alarm systems for both domestic properties and businesses, says that a simple audit of security is usually enough to spot vulnerable areas and save farms from attacks by organised gangs. The most stolen items from farms in 2015 included Power tools/ATVs/ Quad bikes/Trailers/Machinery and tractors/ Livestock/ Garden equipment/ Oil/Diesel/ Equestrian equipment/ Bicycles and Solar panels. Simple steps can help farmers


help themselves: • Be wary of strangers asking for casual work. Take a note of the vehicle details if they arrive by car.


• Ask a security company for a site audit to find points where intruders might get in.


• Make sure your security systems are visible to outsiders. Visible deterrents work.


• Keep your insurance up-to- date to make sure all your equipment is covered.


For further information: www.monitoredalarms.co.uk


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