Revolting French Farmers
PostPosted:10 Feb 2023, 14:58
Apologies for the crude headline!
Yesterday, Farmers Weekly reported that French growers blockaded Paris in a protest at a ban on neonics for treating sugar beet with up to 500 tractors headed for the French capital's streets.
As in the UK, France had initially introduced a derogation allowing the continued use of neonics but an EU court ruling overturned that in January.
Neonicitinoid seed dressings have been implicated in the loss of pollinating insects including bees.
Yesterday, Farmers Weekly reported that French growers blockaded Paris in a protest at a ban on neonics for treating sugar beet with up to 500 tractors headed for the French capital's streets.
As in the UK, France had initially introduced a derogation allowing the continued use of neonics but an EU court ruling overturned that in January.
Neonicitinoid seed dressings have been implicated in the loss of pollinating insects including bees.
