Event success for campaign

01/02/12

With over 30,000 visitors at this year’s LAMMA event the ‘Chlorpyrifos. Say NO to DRIFT’ campaign is also pleased to report an extremely successful presence, with highlights including:

• 19,000 ‘Chlorpyrifos. Say NO to DRIFT’ carrier bags containing campaign materials and guidance leaflets handed out over the two days
• Thousands of leaflets and LERAP nozzle lists given out, questions answered
• Fantastic feedback with the vast majority of growers already using low-drift nozzles and are using them for chlorpyrifos applications
• Very enthusiastic and supportive responses from growers and people watching the low-drift spraying film clip on the stand
• A further  280 growers, agronomists and contractors signed-up their support for the campaign at the stand, pledging to abide by the guidelines
• Interview by Farmers Weekly with Dr Steve Ellis (ADAS UK Ltd) and Steve Norman (Dow) as part of a feature on Wheat Bulb fly and the campaign
• Establishment of many key contacts from nozzle manufacturers, agrochemical companies, agronomy groups, organisations and businesses
• Huge generation of energy and momentum on the campaign  

Nozzle winners

The ‘Chlorpyrifos. Say NO to DRIFT’ campaign is pleased to announce the winners of the free low-drift nozzle sets, kindly provided for the draw at LAMMA 2012 by Billericay Farm Services Ltd are:

          Mr Howard Maxwell, a farmer and contractor from Co. Londonderry

          Mr Stan Evans, a contractor from Monmouthshire

Congratulations! And thank you to all who signed-up their support at the event

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