United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 268430
Agriculture: Weedkillers
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24 June 2019
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27 June 2019 · Answer
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Agriculture
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27 June 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing more support for farmers to control weeds without using synthetic herbicides.
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24 June 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing more support for farmers to control weeds without using synthetic herbicides.
Source: Commons
27 June 2019
Answer
Effective weed control is key to successful crop production and grassland management. Herbicides are one means of controlling weeds but there are a number of other tools including variety selection, crop rotation and cultivation techniques. Regulation of ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-06-24/268430
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1134031
- uk · wq-1134031 · source updated 27 June 2019