NewzSugarcane farmers are questioning a decision by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) to ban the controversial herbicide paraquat within the sector. Under the regulatory ruling, sugarcane growers have been given a two-year phase-out period to stop using the chemical.
The restriction on sugarcane contrasts with the regulator's decision to continue allowing the use of paraquat on most broadacre crops. The discrepancy has prompted scrutiny from producers in the sugarcane industry regarding the scientific and regulatory basis for the selective ban.
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