Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage)

Type: Effect

Links from: Item Link details Reduce pesticide application rates on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Accurate application of pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Use synthetic pesticides on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Use mechanical or flame weeding on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Reduce the number of pesticide applications on non-food crops (incl grass and forage) Do not use synthetic pesticides

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Links to: Link details Item Reduce synthetic pesticide production Reduce pesticide packaging waste Decrease farm costs Reduce the amount of pesticides lost via leaching Lower losses of pesticides to aquatic environments Lower losses of pesticides to terrestrial environments

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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Friday 30 October 2009