Fungicides ban could set back Irish wheat growing

BANNING triazole fungicides could set back Irish winter wheat production nearly 30 years.

This could be one of the consequences of proposals to amend the EU’s pesticide regulations, according to Brendan Barnes, director of APHA, which represents manufacturers and distributors of plant protection products in Ireland.

He said triazoles have enabled Irish farmers produce high winter wheat yields since the early 1980s.