osr herbicides? think water
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OSR Herbicides? Think Water WEBINAR
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Areas at risk
DrinkingWaterSafeguardZones
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Propyzamide
Carbetamide
Clopyralid
Quinmerac
Metazachlor
No.ofsurfaceDWSgZs‘atrisk’fromOSRherbicides
No.ofDWSgZs‘atrisk’
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What’s being done?
TheVoluntaryInitiative(VI)isworkingwithwatercompaniesandtheagriculturalsectorinit’sentiretytoraiseawarenessoftheissueandpromoteandencouragebestpracticeOSRagronomytohelpprotectwater
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Who makes up the OSR Herbicides stewardship group?
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What about Metazachlor Matters?
- TheMetazachlorMattersstewardshipinitiativewassetupbyAdamaandBASFin2015
- Tohelpprotectsurfacewater,andpreservetheavailabilityofmetazachlorandquinmeracbasedoilseedrapeherbicides
HOWEVERfrom2018onwards….
MetazachlorMattersandtheOSRHerbicides?ThinkWaterinitiativehavealignedtostreamlinestewardshipmessagesfortheagriculturalindustry
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How can OSR herbicides get into water?
Leaching
Farmyardsources
Drainage*
Run-off
Drift
Leachingfromfillinginfield
1. Farmyardsources-Handlingonfarm(filling,cleaning,remnantmanagement)-Before/aftersprayinginthe field
Canbeavoided
2. Fieldsources-Spraydrift-Fielddrainage-Surfacerun-off-Leaching
Canbeminimised
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OSR Herbicides? Think Water stewardship
Thereareaseriesofkeystepsthatfarmerscantaketohelp:
1.IdentifyifyourlandisinaDWSgZ*
2.Speaktoyourlocalwatercompany
catchmentofficer,oragronomists
3.ImplementbestpracticeOSRagronomy
toprotectwater
*DrinkingWaterSafeguardZone(DWSgZ)=Identifiedareaswheretheinappropriateuseoffertilisers,pesticidesorotherchemicalscancausepollutionofwaterthatisabstractedforuseasdrinkingwater
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1. Identify if your land is in a DWSgZ
Visitwww.wiyby.co.uk Enteryourpostcode Amapwillappear(seeright)–highlightinganyDWSgZs ClickontheDWSgZtofindoutwhichpesticidesareofspecificconcern
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2. If you are farming in a DWSgZ, speak to your local water company catchment officer to understand the potential risk on a field-by-field basis, or speak to your agronomist
Watercompaniesarelookingintousing‘hotspot’datatoidentify‘atrisk’fieldedges
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3. Where applicable, implement the following three steps to help minimise the risk of OSR herbicides reaching watercourses
Managetramlines,pathwaysandgatewaystominimisecompactionandreducetheriskofsurfacewaterrun-off
Ensureallsurfacewateradjacenttooilseedrape
fieldsisprotectedbyatleasta6mvegetativebufferstrip
Beforemakingapplications,alwaysrefertoproductspecificlabelsandtheVIWaterProtectionAdvice
Sheets(WPAS)
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Manage tramlines, pathways and gateways to minimise compaction and reduce the risk of surface water run-off
Uselowgroundpressuretyres Increasetramlinespacing(18m-24m)
Matchtyrepressuretotyreoperationandaxleload
Avoidestablishingtramlinesonlooseseedbedsorwhensoilsarewet
Createaheadlandtramlinethatisnotconnectedtootherstoserveasanadditionalbuffer
Considerdirectionofdrillingtoavoidtramlinesgoingupanddownthesteepestpartofthefield
ControlledTrafficFarming(CTF)
Asignificantamountofpesticiderun-offfromarablefieldscanarisefromtramlines,pathways,andgateways,wheresoilisoftenmorecompacted.Considerthebelowsteps:
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Ensure all surface water adjacent to oilseed rape fields is protected by at least a 6m vegetative buffer strip
PlantthebufferatleastayearbeforesowingwinterOSRorwinterbeans
Thebuffershouldbeaminimumof6mwide,measured
fromthetopofthewatercoursebank(Thewiderthe
better)
The6mcanincludetheminimumof2mforCross
Compliance
Wherefieldsslopedowntowatercourses,bufferstrips
of12mto24mwideshouldbeconsidered
EnvironmentalLandManagement(ELM)–opportunityto
berewardedfortheimplementationofabufferstrip
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Before making applications, always refer to product specific labels and the VI Water Protection Advice Sheets (WPAS)
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OSR herbicides? Think Water – pilot catchments
AffinityWater
Pilotcatchment:MimmshallBrook
AnglianWater
Pilotcatchment:RiverKym
NorthumbrianWater
Pilotcatchment:InsteadBrook
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Summary
UseWIYBYtoidentifyifyourlandisina
highriskareaforOSR
herbicides
Speaktoyourlocalwatercompany
catchmentofficer,oragronomistto
understandtheriskonafield-by-field
basis
Implementbestpractice
agronomytominimisetheriskofsurfacewater
run-off
Introduceatleasta6m
vegetativebufferstrip
AlwaysrefertoproductlabelsandWPAS
beforemakingapplications
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More information UsetheVI'sCheckItOuttool
DownloadtheOSRHerbicides?ThinkWaterleaflet
ReadtheOSRHerbicidesGuide
Forbestpracticeadviceonkeepingpesticidesoutofwatervisitourwateradvicepage
Alloftheabovecanbeobtainedfrom:www.osrherbicides.co.uk