Glyphosate banned in key European nation

Gregor Heard
September 5 2019 - 7:00pm
Glyphosate is set to be banned in Germany.
Glyphosate is set to be banned in Germany.

THE HERBICIDE glyphosate is back under attack, with the news that Germany will totally ban the use of the herbicide by 2023, following a gradual phase-out of the product's use in agriculture.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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