RaYandFinn
Well-Known Member
Hi All
I hope this is ok to post.
Six month ago, I started working for Anglian Water as their Media Manager. Recently I've was approached by our farming and catchment teams who were looking to do a piece of work to raise awareness among the horsey community about the use of Clopyralid - the herbicide found in GrazeOn and Pastor Pro. Great I said, I can help with that... and being horse mad, I scurried away to do some research and writing about the problem.
The problem...
The team have been finding higher levels of the chemical Clopyralid in our reservoirs, especially in areas where there is surrounding grazing for horses, yards and smallholdings. Our reservoirs provide the water which we treat before it ultimately finds it's way into our taps. Water companies like Anglian Water do the best they can to strip out these chemicals during the treatment process, but ultimately we don't want excess amounts in the environment and excessive treatment of water means high costs and water bills for us all. This was something I hadn't even considered before taking this job, so I thought it might be useful for other horsey people too.
There are few simple steps we can all take when we're getting our paddocks ready for spring this year. If you want to now more - I've written a blog post about the issue which contains all the tips you need to help protect our drinking water and the wider environment. You can find it here: http://blogs.anglianwater.co.uk/horse-herbicides-the-trouble-with-buttercups/
I hope you find it useful
Regan
I hope this is ok to post.
Six month ago, I started working for Anglian Water as their Media Manager. Recently I've was approached by our farming and catchment teams who were looking to do a piece of work to raise awareness among the horsey community about the use of Clopyralid - the herbicide found in GrazeOn and Pastor Pro. Great I said, I can help with that... and being horse mad, I scurried away to do some research and writing about the problem.
The problem...
The team have been finding higher levels of the chemical Clopyralid in our reservoirs, especially in areas where there is surrounding grazing for horses, yards and smallholdings. Our reservoirs provide the water which we treat before it ultimately finds it's way into our taps. Water companies like Anglian Water do the best they can to strip out these chemicals during the treatment process, but ultimately we don't want excess amounts in the environment and excessive treatment of water means high costs and water bills for us all. This was something I hadn't even considered before taking this job, so I thought it might be useful for other horsey people too.
There are few simple steps we can all take when we're getting our paddocks ready for spring this year. If you want to now more - I've written a blog post about the issue which contains all the tips you need to help protect our drinking water and the wider environment. You can find it here: http://blogs.anglianwater.co.uk/horse-herbicides-the-trouble-with-buttercups/
I hope you find it useful
Regan