date:Mar 07, 2019
hem work at a large scale.
Agcarm chief executive Mark Ross said his members were reporting a decreased use of paraquat, which was a safe and effective herbicide when used as directed.
Alternatives such as glyphosate (Roundup) killed the whole plant, whereas paraquat had a more limited impact. Weeds were becoming resistant to Roundup, but not to paraquat.
Ross said paraquat was rapidly absorbed in the soil, minimising the risk of it leaching into waterways, and also allowing for rapid repla