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Wednesday, 1 July 2009

France: use of pesticides up by 2% in 2008

Use of weedkiller in vineyards in Saint-Georges-sur-Cher

Depressing report on vitisphere.com on the increased use of pesticides (2% increase) recorded in 2008, despite the French government wishing to reduce their use – to reduce by 50% by 2018 'ideally'. France is the biggest user of pesticides in Europe and viticulture at 15% the important sector using them on 3.5% of the area on which pesticides are used. Although insecticides were marked down, fungicides and herbicides were both up.

The story is also covered on Hervé Lalau's Chroniques Vineuses


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2 comments:

  1. ned2 July 2009 at 02:41

    That is discouraging. Old habits are hard to break. To a certain extent, increases or decreases are influenced
    by the particular conditions of the season I imagine.

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  2. Jim's Loire2 July 2009 at 09:04

    Ned Mildew was a considerable threat, especially in the earlier part of the season but the report also records an increase use of weedkillers. As you old habits are hard to break.

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