The days of applying pesticides to kill organisms destroying a newly planted crop, and inadvertently impacting the health of people, animals, soils and waterways are gone. In its place is a bewildering cliff of legislation, standards, guidelines, and rules, and the TIPWG website assists foresters in abseiling the pitfalls.
Jacqui Meyer, Dr Katy Johnson and Roger Poole presented an overview of the website. They highlighted the need for collaboration and communication to improve IPM, increase return on investment, reduce costs, coordinate the industry’s needs with pesticide manufacturers and reduce unnecessary duplication in research.
Read the full feature here – https://www.woodbizafrica.co.za/february-2024-issue-34/#february-2024-issue-34/44/