Comments on: Aminopyralid Suspended Official http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:33:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: colin http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4470 colin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:56:30 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4470 i feel that I am lucky I have been looking at farmers in my area and the farmyard manure is good I have been asking people at the alottments where i live at a Durham a small village called South Hetton in the country nice place to live I have been trying to get one of the gardens there without success but name is on list will keep trying have to keep the vegs growing in the garden small but ok i feel that I am lucky I have been looking at farmers in my area and the farmyard manure is good I have been asking people at the alottments where i live at a Durham a small village called South Hetton in the country nice place to live I have been trying to get one of the gardens there without success but name is on list will keep trying have to keep the vegs growing in the garden small but ok

]]> By: kay http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4456 kay Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:22:59 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4456 Let us not get complacent, the PSD are investigating manure not aminopyralid! Re weeds on footpaths - your weeds are my flora but I suppose if we are marching to hell a clear footpath will help. Let us not get complacent, the PSD are investigating manure not aminopyralid!

Re weeds on footpaths – your weeds are my flora but I suppose if we are marching to hell a clear footpath will help.

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4450 John Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:51:58 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4450 tiffkat - not so much arrogance as big money. $80 Million for the USA. Some risks are justified - like medicines that might have a side effect but certainly save a life. But do we need this risk. I'm proud to have been the first to vote on the petition - it only takes a minute. tiffkat – not so much arrogance as big money. $80 Million for the USA.

Some risks are justified – like medicines that might have a side effect but certainly save a life. But do we need this risk. I’m proud to have been the first to vote on the petition – it only takes a minute.

]]> By: tiffkat http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4449 tiffkat Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:24:38 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4449 it is on both the DOW website and the PSD website. And shock horror for those who like a puzzle and visited theses sites previously note that the produce of effected crops is now safe to eat! Interesting too is that DOW are now despite being temporary withdrawn are looking to license this product in Europe for use on food crops! The arrogance is staggering but what should we expect from a company that is so heavily into promoting GM modified crops! Sign the e petition to have it banned make the temporary ban perminent! http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Aminopyralid/ it is on both the DOW website and the PSD website.

And shock horror for those who like a puzzle and visited theses sites previously note that the produce of effected crops is now safe to eat! Interesting too is that DOW are now despite being temporary withdrawn are looking to license this product in Europe for use on food crops!

The arrogance is staggering but what should we expect from a company that is so heavily into promoting GM modified crops!

Sign the e petition to have it banned make the temporary ban perminent!
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Aminopyralid/

]]> By: jeff sheard http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4448 jeff sheard Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4448 lets not be to hasty. i am warming to the stuff. it is brilliant for keeping weeds at bay along footpathes etc. I also think i will win first prize for the bigest ugliest beefstake tomato. you have never seenone like this.Its already the size of a squash. lets not be to hasty. i am warming to the stuff. it is brilliant for keeping weeds at bay along footpathes etc.
I also think i will win first prize for the bigest ugliest
beefstake tomato. you have never seenone like this.Its already the size of a squash.

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4438 John Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:47:25 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4438 Thanks Kay - it looks good http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/text/80722w0009.htm#column_1017W I'm amazed but delighted. They've spent so much money on this product I never thought they'd give way. Yippee! Goes to show how vulnerable our ecology is. Thanks Kay – it looks good
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/text/80722w0009.htm#column_1017W

I’m amazed but delighted. They’ve spent so much money on this product I never thought they’d give way. Yippee!

Goes to show how vulnerable our ecology is.

]]> By: kay http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4436 kay Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:51:38 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4436 Extract from Hansard 22 July from answer by Phil Woolas Some cases of damage to susceptible crops which appear to involve the weed killer aminopyralid have arisen recently. In such cases, the label precautions on the use of manure may not have been followed when manure has been supplied to allotment holders and gardeners. The manufacturer has indicated that they are withdrawing products which contain aminopyralid from sale and PSD is formally suspending their authorisations while they investigate the options for preventing a recurrence of this problem. A key issue in their consideration will be whether the conditions of use regarding manure are sufficient, or sufficiently well known. Seems fairly definite Extract from Hansard 22 July from answer by Phil Woolas

Some cases of damage to susceptible crops which appear to involve the weed killer aminopyralid have arisen recently. In such cases, the label precautions on the use of manure may not have been followed when manure has been supplied to allotment holders and gardeners. The manufacturer has indicated that they are withdrawing products which contain aminopyralid from sale and PSD is formally suspending their authorisations while they investigate the options for preventing a recurrence of this problem. A key issue in their consideration will be whether the conditions of use regarding manure are sufficient, or sufficiently well known.

Seems fairly definite

]]> By: Tracy http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4435 Tracy Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:58:47 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/268/aminopyralid-suspended/#comment-4435 Here's hoping it is the case and that things have been acted upon quickly. Fingers crossed. Here’s hoping it is the case and that things have been acted upon quickly. Fingers crossed.

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