Defra is to ban the outdoor use of the metaldehyde molluscicide in Great Britain from the end of March 2022, following its first unsuccessful attempt two years ago. The Department has confirmed that the sale and distribution of existing stocks of metaldehyde slug...
The High Court has overturned the UK’s unilateral ban on the use of the metaldehyde molluscicide active ingredient, following a judicial review case instigated by manufacturer Chiltern Farm Chemicals. Slug pellets based on the active will be available for at least a...
Molluscicide manufacturer and supplier Chiltern Farm Chemicals is taking Defra to the High Court in a bid to have the UK’s unilateral ban on the outdoor use of the active ingredient metaldehyde overturned. The County Durham-based business is one of the UK’s largest...
A recent Appeal Court decision should benefit agrochemical companies carrying out R&D, as it confirms that the costs they incur in generating specific data to support the authorisation and re-authorisation of their products means the data belongs to them and is protected.
Slug pellet usage guidelines on product labels are unchanged for 2017, advises Colin Myram, agronomist with Chiltern Farm Chemicals. “This means that farmers and agronomists can control slugs within the same guidelines as previous years,” Mr Myram comments....