OSR Herbicides? Think Water WEBINAR

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’

What’s being done?

 TheVoluntaryInitiative(VI)isworkingwithwatercompaniesandtheagriculturalsectorinit’sentiretytoraiseawarenessoftheissueandpromoteandencouragebestpracticeOSRagronomytohelpprotectwater

Who makes up the OSR Herbicides stewardship group?

What about Metazachlor Matters?

- TheMetazachlorMattersstewardshipinitiativewassetupbyAdamaandBASFin2015

- Tohelpprotectsurfacewater,andpreservetheavailabilityofmetazachlorandquinmeracbasedoilseedrapeherbicides

HOWEVERfrom2018onwards….

MetazachlorMattersandtheOSRHerbicides?ThinkWaterinitiativehavealignedtostreamlinestewardshipmessagesfortheagriculturalindustry

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

OSR Herbicides? Think Water stewardship

Thereareaseriesofkeystepsthatfarmerscantaketohelp:

1.IdentifyifyourlandisinaDWSgZ*

2.Speaktoyourlocalwatercompany

catchmentofficer,oragronomists

3.ImplementbestpracticeOSRagronomy

toprotectwater

*DrinkingWaterSafeguardZone(DWSgZ)=Identifiedareaswheretheinappropriateuseoffertilisers,pesticidesorotherchemicalscancausepollutionofwaterthatisabstractedforuseasdrinkingwater

1. Identify if your land is in a DWSgZ

  Visitwww.wiyby.co.uk Enteryourpostcode Amapwillappear(seeright)–highlightinganyDWSgZs ClickontheDWSgZtofindoutwhichpesticidesareofspecificconcern

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

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)

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:

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

Before making applications, always refer to product specific labels and the VI Water Protection Advice Sheets (WPAS)

OSR herbicides? Think Water – pilot catchments

  AffinityWater

Pilotcatchment:MimmshallBrook

  AnglianWater

Pilotcatchment:RiverKym

  NorthumbrianWater

Pilotcatchment:InsteadBrook

Summary

UseWIYBYtoidentifyifyourlandisina

highriskareaforOSR

herbicides

Speaktoyourlocalwatercompany

catchmentofficer,oragronomistto

understandtheriskonafield-by-field

basis

Implementbestpractice

agronomytominimisetheriskofsurfacewater

run-off

Introduceatleasta6m

vegetativebufferstrip

AlwaysrefertoproductlabelsandWPAS

beforemakingapplications

More information UsetheVI'sCheckItOuttool

DownloadtheOSRHerbicides?ThinkWaterleaflet

ReadtheOSRHerbicidesGuide

Forbestpracticeadviceonkeepingpesticidesoutofwatervisitourwateradvicepage

Alloftheabovecanbeobtainedfrom:www.osrherbicides.co.uk