26 July 2024
Picture: A ragwort plant
Farmers have taken Dorset Council to task over the abundance of ragwort currently flourishing on highways and grass verges.
Following feedback from members, the NFU has written to the council to highlight the issue and encourage it to take action to bring this injurious weed under control and comply in its duty of preventing ragwort from spreading to agricultural land, as per the Weed Act 1959.
You can download the full letter below.
Once you have submitted your query someone from NFU CallFirst will contact you. If needed, your query will then be passed to the appropriate NFU policy team.