On Aug 12, 4:57*pm, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:53:39 +0200, Martin wrote:
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:48:43 +0100, "Bob Hobden" wrote:

Please sign this petition asking the Government to bad this long lasting
herbicide that is the cause of so many crop failures on allotments and
gardens that use Horse Manure. I might add it's not just muck it's in, it
can be in crops planted a year or two after the field sprayed so even if you
don't grow your own you may be affected.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Aminopyralid/

I guess you read this?

"It is now withdrawn in the U.K.
PSD Regulatory Update 23/2008
published 24July

extract:
2. PSD has already confirmed that using manure, which may contain residues of
aminopyralid, does not have implications for human health. However, in response
to the concerns of allotment holders and leisure gardeners about damage believed
to result from these residues, PSD has been in contact with Dow AgroSciences
Limited, the approval holder and data owner for the majority of aminopyralid
products approved in the UK. Dow AgroSciences have asked for their approvals to
be modified whilst the situation is under investigation.

PSD has accepted this and amended the approval of all products containing
aminopyralid to suspend the approval for sale, supply, and use with immediate
effect whilst further investigations are undertaken.

Storage is unaffected and it remains legal and safe for these products to be
stored by anyone."

andhttp://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansr....
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Interesting read Martin and a bit worrying. The cows here graze on
the fields and we intend using their manure next year.

Judith