Comments on: Aminopyralid Herbicide Residue in Manure Killing Crops

By: John

John — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:26:17 +0000

@deborah s m: Hi Debroah, where did you get your mushroom compost from. I was offered mushroom compost and live here in bradford on avon. I am growing organically and biodynamically and do not want a trace of this chemicals in my plot. perhaps I have the same contact?

By: Julia Harrison

Julia Harrison — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:04:27 +0000

I live in Cambridge, and recently picked up some manure from some local stables. Stupidly I didn’t test it and have put is on top of the good compost that I have been making and lovingly turning all year, so that I can put it on my allotment next year. I have now tested it by mixing some of the manure with soil and growing broad beans and tomatoes in it – it is definitely contaminated. At least I didn’t actually put it on my allotment, but I am gutted that I wont be able to use my compost, and also that this problem is still ongoing, and that one chemical like this can put a stop to centuries of gardeners being able to safely use stable and farming manure making good use of an otherwise waste product. Is there still a petition to ban this chemical? I’d really like to sign it!

By: Vee

Vee — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:13:09 +0000

Hi, I am a novice gardener, and have found this thread very interesting as I came across it whilst looking for compost/manure for the garden I am about to develop. Am I likely to encounter aminopyralid in a commercial topsoil which contains manure such as that sold by Compost Direct? Or is this more of an issue when just buying manure?

Also, as this thread was started in 2008, is aminopyralid still an issue?

I would welcome any info,

Thanks, Vee

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:26:56 +0000

Gbar
At the top of this page is the following comment
Dow actually state that ” Aminopyralid is water soluble and is excreted in urine relatively rapidly”
Tom

By: ann owen

ann owen — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:59:35 +0000

Dear Gbar,

Please read the WRAP report on Aminopyralid and Clopyralid :http://www.wrap.org.uk/downloads/Clopyralid_report_FINAL.cd00986f.9966.pdf
It would seem that the stuff does pass through urine and is highly mobile in soil.
Sincerely,
Ann

By: ann owen

ann owen — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:55:02 +0000

Dear Geoff,

Like you, we have been affected by aminopyralid in our market garden.It has been an emotional and financial catastrophe for us. We are, however, taking action. Dow has agreed to pay for the contaminated manure to be taken off our patch and are sending a consultant to advice us. We are also collecting evidence of other people who have fallen victim to this stuff to help WAG put pressure on the CRD to withdraw the license. You could help with this by contacting us on 01654 781 371, as well as notifying Dow themselves. I’m not ruling out class action, if we get enough people to come forward.
You have my utmost sympathy and I hope it will not put you off growing your own.
Sincerely,
Ann

By: Aminopyralid dealers | Keikeigallery

Aminopyralid dealers | Keikeigallery — Tue, 31 May 2011 05:24:42 +0000

[...] Aminopyralid Herbicide Residue in Manure Killing CropsThe active chemical, aminopyralid, is present in: … It appears that the problem is linked to a new herbicide (a hormone weedkiller) aminopyralid being used by the farmers. … If you are reasonably certain that aminopyralid was used, then Dow AgroSciences should be contacted for further advice at ukhotline@dow.com. [...]

By: geoff church

geoff church — Mon, 02 May 2011 07:42:12 +0000

This terrible stuff is still in the system in May 2011. I got some well-rotted manure recently, from a very nice stables and now my allotment is ruined, as is my front garden, as is my veggie plot in the back garden. Why on earth are the manufacturers allowed to sell it? Why on earth has the Government re-licensed it, knowing what it knows? Is it a case of big business influencing the law-makers?

My wife and I are totally disheartened and extremely upset that our lovely allotment has been contaminated and wrecked. Dow Agrosciences, manufacturers of the herbicides that contain Aminopyralid… we don’t like you very much and will boycott your products for ever.

By: Tidmarsh

Tidmarsh — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:44:13 +0000

In 2007/2008 I had a load of fresh ish cow manure delivered. I normally leave the manure in a pile for a year or so to rot down.
The second year I used some of the manure, together with soil and compost to fill some pots in which I grew sweet peas and tomatoes and potatoes. They all grew, but the flowers and foliage were stunted. I left the manure in the pile until spring 2010. By this time it had rotted down well so I decided as an experiment to plant a couple of sweet peas and a tomato into the manure pile. Still, after all this time both the sweet peas and the tomatoes came up stunted!! I’m wondering just how long it will take until the chemical has dissipated, indeed whether it ever will, or should I just move the pile to a part of the garden where it will not be used?? Any ideas?? F. Tidmarsh

By: Vanessa Garstin

Vanessa Garstin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:01:51 +0000

So … Looking to the future … has anyone been given a sensible course of action to take in order to combat this devastation???

What are you doing with your plots ?????????

So far this year only ‘pockets’ of this has appeared on my plot. Spuds looked like photo above, runners just didn’t! and turned yellow and spotty, the beans such as they are all curly like the leaves! I have not yet dug the spuds.

Having had an immense amount of rain the bean growth has improved and returned to more like normality !?!? What is interesting is I have 4 varieties growing and White Lady has weathered the ’storm’ better than ther rest! This indicates some varieties might be more immune than others ?????

Re the ‘pockets’ … the farmer where I purchased my manure has horses at livery … he does not supply hay and has no idea where his clients buy theirs. That is why infection seems to be very spasmodic in my supply.

It would seem a waste of time to try to track things backwards. It is clearly out of control. Better to raise awareness in every direction …

…. and to plan how to cope with it once infected!