Environment
Temporary authorisation of the herbicide, diquat, has been granted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
Tillage
Potato farmers in Ireland are now in their first season without diquat after it was banned and was to be used up by February of this year.
February 4 last saw the last date of use pass for diquat. It had been used as an extremely efficient desiccant and herbicide for many years.
