A farmer’s view on the proposed pesticides legislation 3
In this clip, Philip Huxtable speaks about Integrated Farm Management (IFM) on his farm. European farmers are increasingly adopting and developing IFM, which combines traditional farming methods with modern technology and products: ‘the best of both’. This approach combines techniques such as crop rotation to prevent the build-up of certain pests in one field, choosing varieties of crops which are more resistant to disease, crop sanitation, and biological controls i.e. promoting beneficial insects that eat target pests, and only using pesticides (chemical crop protection) as the last line of defence.
If you are interested in knowing more about Integrated Farm Management, we recommend this report by DEFRA, the UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
