FishFright
Well-Known Member
So lay it off people and give peas a chance.
Oh no!! Brexit not going quite as well as hoped
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So lay it off people and give peas a chance.
winjim
Welcome yourself into the new modern crisis
Give Helch a break.
deptfordmarmoset
Über Member
Bumper harvest of corn, from what I've seen of recent posts.
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mudsticks
Squire
You've stopped being interested in the rest of your life or in the goings on in the rest of the world altogether?
Not sure if that's a wise move.
The UK government has authorised the emergency use of a type of pesticide almost entirely banned in the EU because of the harm it can cause bees.
Studies have shown that the group of pesticides damage the nervous systems and navigational abilities of bees and other pollinators. The pesticides can also end up in streams and rivers and harm aquatic life, and can persist for a long time in the environment.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60579670
So much for the government promoting a greener and more sustainable agriculture, after brexit..
newfhouse
pleb
An early win for Rees-Mogg’s recent outsourcing of post-Brexit policy to Sun readers that can barely spell the word bee, never mind neonicotinoid.
Mugshot
Über Member
In fairness it's a stupid word, well it's spelt stupidly, far too many superfluous letters.
newfhouse
pleb
Sun? Yeah, The i knows where it’s at.
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mudsticks
Squire
Tbh I still stumble over the spelling and pronunciation , even after years of writing and campaigning on it .
That's why we usually just say 'neonics'.
Those in the know , know what we mean.
If folks don't know by now, then a bit of jumbled spelling is the least of our worries..
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mudsticks
Squire
Tbh the bees would be better off going elsewhere for their forage, in the long term anyway..So what do the bees that won't be there feed on for the next 32 months
As even other crops such as oil seed rape will still be contaminated by other pesticide, even if not neonics
This is the problem with these supposedly 'beneficial to bugs' activities such as sowing strips of wildflowers alongside crops where pesticides are routinely used..
They draw in the bees for sure,
But bees, and other foraging pollinators don't discern between the wildflowers and the chemically treated crop, and still get contaminated.
Neonics are one of the worst offenders, but (unsurprisingly) other pesticides are also a really big problem for the buglife essential to our ecosystems.
Mugshot
Über Member
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present a Brexit voter and leave campaigner.
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Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
Fckwit of the month....
deptfordmarmoset
Über Member
I see magical border thinking is still very much alive.
newfhouse
pleb
Stiff competition.
