OPINION: Farmers come together to weather yet another storm

The agricultural industry is forced to fire fight once again as the mainstream media pounces on the new glyphosate row

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
A consultation looking at future UK approval for glyphosate is now live with the current agreement due to end in December of this year
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A consultation looking at future UK approval for glyphosate is now live with the current agreement due to end in December of this year

Another week, another row... This time it's glyphosate. Farmers have come under attack from a number of campaign groups calling for a ban on the chemical which is largely used in the UK as a pre-harvest...

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