Friday, 3 June 2016

I am very very confused

Neonicitinoid seeds in the UK

For new readers:-

 - In 2013 the EU banned the use of neonicitinoid seeds. The UK voted against the ban based on a report produced by Defra that they refused to make public and was co authored by someone who then went to work for one of the main seed producers,
 - In 2015 the NFU made an application to allow a partial use of neonic seeds to combat pests on Oil Seed Rape.
 - The application was refused.
 - A few months later the NFU made another application which was accepted. The reasons for the initial refusal and content of NFU's second application were not made public,

Since then ......
 - Oil seed Rape production UK went up by 7% in 2015.
 -  The NFU have made another application to allow use of neonic seeds.
 - Its been refused

Shouldn't be too long before they make another application and its accepted.

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