Glyphosate suspension to be appealed by Brazilian government

Gregor Heard
August 15 2018 - 4:00pm
A Brazilian header driver harvests soybeans near Itapetininga. Brazil is set to be the major producer of soybeans this year but a shock ban on glyphosate use has thrown its agriculture sector into disarray. Photographer: Paulo Fridman/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
A Brazilian header driver harvests soybeans near Itapetininga. Brazil is set to be the major producer of soybeans this year but a shock ban on glyphosate use has thrown its agriculture sector into disarray. Photographer: Paulo Fridman/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

THE BRAZILIAN government has appealed a shock decision in a Brazilian federal court to ban the use of the herbicide glyphosate.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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