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No replacement likely for uniquely UK product say Syngenta
Syngenta’s Rescue was withdrawn from sale at the end of June as part of the EU Regulatory review process.
With the withdrawal of Rescue from the market, Syngenta Business Manager, Daniel Lightfoot, has explained why there is no replacement on the horizon ‐ and why the company believes greenkeepers should take the last opportunity to get on top of coarse grass weed control.
Daniel said, “The current formulation of Rescue was withdrawn, as part of the EU Regulatory review process ‐ and will not be available again in the future. Any reformulation that may be possible to manufacture a replacement product approved for amenity use is a long and extremely complicated process ‐ both chemically and legislatively.
We live in a world of instant communication and 24‐hour news. The power of social media means any story can be transmitted instantly by the press of a button. It is exciting and fantastic technology.
Yet it holds dangers. It has created the phenomenon of fake news enabling one individual to release a fact or facts without any real verification and, in an instant, what subsequently turns out to be fiction, becomes fact.
Speaking recently, Professor John Moverley, Independent Chairman of the Amenity Forum, linked such danger in the context of weed management. Best practice is founded on an integrated approach to weed management in amenity, ensuring correct cultural and design
Even if this were to be deemed feasible by Syngenta R&D chemists, the timescale would be in the region of four to five years, at the earliest.”
"Whilst Rescue has proven extremely effective in its designed purpose, of removing coarse grasses from fine turf surfaces and rough, it has been an almost
practices, making use of mechanical and biological control where appropriate and using approved and authorised chemicals. In keeping our amenity areas safe, clean and healthy, chemical control often provides the most economic and effective approach. The herbicides that are used go through extensive approval processes and are constantly monitored. Indeed, the authorisation is far tougher and rigorous than for many other everyday products.
In wide scale operations, not using approved chemicals for weed management comes with significant cost. Research undertaken by Oxford Economics last year showed that a ban on weedkillers would add at least £228 million to the
uniquely UK product and any new development, if it were to happen, could only be viewed as a long‐ term possibility.
“The reality is that UK courses have one year to use stocks, which would typically enable two to three hits on invasive coarse grasses ‐ this year and next.”
UK’s council tax bill each year. The additional requirements for funding the alternatives would require an increase in the average household council tax bill of £7.80.
Recently, there has been a particular media ‘discussion’, if that is the word, about herbicides and their safety. This is welcomed, provided it is based upon proper science and evidence ‐ fact not fiction. Stories featuring headlines such as “killer pesticides” within such discussion do nobody any good. They can cause unnecessary fear and are generally accompanied by information far removed from verification. No professional amenity operator would advocate using any product that could danger nor would it be allowed.
Robin Nettle
The turf machinery industry has lost one of its most successful and enigmatic characters. Robin Nettle, co- founder of Winchester Garden Machinery passed away on Saturday 5 May aged 69.
He leaves his wife Judith, two sons Toby and Jason, daughter Louise and six grandchildren. Robin was diagnosed with cancer a couple of months before Christmas after feeling unwell whilst on holiday. Although he underwent extensive treatment and chemotherapy in the New Year, he insisted (as was usually his way) on not only finishing a project to make his garden safe for the grandchildren, but he was out with Jason delivering mowers only a couple of weeks before his last few days in a hospice.
A charity donation page has been set up in Robin's memory. It will support the Rosemary Trust which provided Robin with ‘at home’ care and St Michaels Hospice where he spent his final days.
If you would like to make a donation, please visit:
www.rosemary-
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