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Public backs glyphosate ban as 60,000 sign petition

Farmers need support to move away from pre-harvest glyphosate, campaigners say

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
More than 60,000 people have signed a petition calling for a UK ban on glyphosate
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More than 60,000 people have signed a petition calling for a UK ban on glyphosate

More than 60,000 people have signed a petition calling on the UK Government to ban the use of glyphosate being sprayed on crops days before harvest. The campaign has been launched jointly by the Soil...

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