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28th January 2025
The UK government's decision to deny emergency authorisation for the use of Cruiser SB at sugarbeet crops this year should be a challenge for the sugar industry as alternative tools to mitigate the virus yellows disease have yet to come to the market, said a scientist at Harper Adams University, according to Farmers Guide.Tags: News excerpt, sugarbeet, neonicotinoid
Countries: United Kingdom
24th January 2025
British Sugar Agriculture director, Dan Green, said in a statement on Jan. 23 that the company is "disappointed" with the rejection of an emergency authorisation of neonicotinoid use in sugarbeets in 2025, reports Sugaronline.Tags: Corporate, industry, neonicotinoid
Countries: United Kingdom
24th January 2025
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has urged the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to discuss support for the industry's Virus Yellows Resilience Package, after the government announced it won't grant emergency authorisation for the use of a neonicotinoid on sugarbeets this year, reports Sugaronline.Tags: farmers, neonicotinoid, sugarbeets
Countries: United Kingdom