As partners in the EU-funded FAIRWAY project (www.fairway-project.eu)), the Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI) are involved in investigating the different ways in which countries manage and mitigate the risk of agricultural contamination of waterbodies used for drinking water supplies. In Northern Ireland we are particularly interested in the threat of losses of grassland herbicides, such as MCPA.
Within the project, AFBI has developed a mobile phone app that will provide farmers who are using professional herbicide products with guidance on current best practice in all aspects of pesticide use. We have now reached a stage where we have a working prototype and are seeking feedback from both potential users of the app and other professional stakeholders whose work relates to pesticide use or impact on water quality.
We would appreciate the opportunity to present the app to you and/or your colleagues and so would like to invite you attend one of the free-to-register webinar sessions detailed below.
