Regulation changes prompt potato growers to seek alternative blight strategies

Growers urged to be prepared for 2025 mancozeb ban

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UK potato growers urged to look for alternative to blight fungicides
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UK potato growers urged to look for alternative to blight fungicides

UK potato growers are being urged to need to develop alternative protection strategies to control potato blight in 2025 and beyond following a raft of regulatory changes. The withdrawal of mancozeb...

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