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News Releases Crop Protection Under Licence is subject for farmer and adviser forum 19 September 2002 Who will be allowed to use crop protection products in future? What new protocols will farmers and advisers need to follow? How environmentally aware will we all have to become? These are some of the questions that will be raised at The Marketing Forum 'Crop Protection under Licence' which takes place on Tuesday 19 November during the BCPC Conference - Pests & Diseases 2002, in Brighton, UK. With pressure from Government, retailers and consumers to make farming more environmentally accountable, the use of crop protection products is going to remain in the spotlight for some time. The UK industry is now being given the opportunity to implement the Voluntary Initiative rather than suffer a crippling tax on pesticides but what does this mean and what effects will it have on the everyday routine of those engaged in the business of food production? So many questions still remain unanswered. "Holding the forum at the BCPC Conference - Pests & Diseases 2002, is bound to attract a lot of interest," explains Alan Bide, independent crop consultant and chairman of the Forum. "We hope to be able to answer some of the questions which currently remain unanswered about the voluntary and mandatory measures that are likely to affect food production in the future. We also look forward to getting participation from the audience and finding out what their thoughts and concerns are. "It was important that we had a panel of speakers that covered all aspects of the various issues," says Mr Bide. "We hope that we have achieved this with speakers including Professor Barry Dent, chairman of the Voluntary Initiative Steering Group, Dr Chris Wise from the National Farmers' Union, Dr Phil Goodliffe, chief executive of BASIS as well as environmental experts and advisers. To put the icing on the cake we have a panel of farmers from Europe to give a farmer perspective and compare the different attitudes and approaches to change in the UK and continental Europe." The registration fee for the Marketing Forum is £70, which includes admission to the BCPC Conference opening session and the Bawden memorial lecture, morning and afternoon tea and coffee plus access to the BCPC Exhibition and the Cyber Café. Delegates registered to attend the main BCPC Conference may attend the Marketing Forum at no extra charge. By logging onto the conference
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