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Letters: "It must surely be time for a clear, time-bound phase-out of pesticides in the UK"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Steve Clarkson, chief executive of Organic Farmers and Growers, examines new research on pesticide residues in soils and the debate over whether their use should be phased out

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Steve Clarkson, OF&G interim chief executive
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Steve Clarkson, OF&G interim chief executive

CONSIDERING the fresh evidence of harm caused by pesticide residues, it must surely be time for a clear, time-bound phase-out in the UK? Research published in the journal Nature assessed 373 sites in...

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