Oat growers are being advised to carefully consider their grassweed pressure, as approval changes have meant there are no grassweed herbicide options this coming season.
Up to now, several options such as diflufenican have been available through extensions of authorisation for minor use (Eamus).
But according to Hazel Doonan, head of crop protection and agronomy sector at the Agricultural Industries Confederation, the Chemical Regulations Division of the HSE is in the process of removing Eamus for major crops.
This particularly affects oats, as growers rely on Eamus for straight diflufenican (such as Hurricane) and diflufenican + flufenacet mixes (such as Liberator).
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