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Ban on glyphosate: For or against? Two farmers go head to head in The Big Farm Debate

The use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant has become an increasingly contentious subject both inside and outside farming. We asked two industry figures to put the case for and against a potential ban

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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Ban on glyphosate: For or against? Two farmers go head to head in The Big Farm Debate

Opinion: YES - Glyphosate should be banned as a pre-harvest desiccant Ben Adams, arable farmer and a BASIS and FACTS qualified farm consultant from Oxfordshire As a young arable farmer and farm business...

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