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Farmers are being warned only recognised certificates will qualify them to spray chemicals legally in the UK under changes to pesticide laws due later this year.
From 26 November, anyone applying crop protection products must hold a recognised certificate, such as City & Guilds PA1 and 2A or 6A.
The National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) said it had received a number of calls from farmers who hold cropspraying certificates they achieved under the now defunct Agricultural Training Board (ATB).
Some sprayer operators have been shocked to learn that the qualifications they gained in the early 1990s did not exempt them from forthcoming changes to crop spraying rules.
One...