New code of practice to control ragwort in Wales
The Welsh Assembly Government has unveiled a new code of practice to prevent and control the spread of ragwort
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Register your problem ragwort locations
H&H is inviting readers to take direct action to help highlight ragwort infestations in their local area by adding them to our nationwide map
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Register your ragwort infestations on our UK map
In recognition of the British Horse Society's Ragwort Awareness Week, H&H is inviting readers to register their local ragwort infestations on our nationwide map
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Horseworld urged to watch out for ragwort this week
Horse owners are being reminded keep a close eye out for the toxic plant ragwort as part of Ragwort Awareness Week, which runs this week (12-18 July).
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Rag-Fork teams up with the BHS for Ragwort Awareness week
The BHS is hoping to create a picture of the problem the noxious weed presents to horse welfare with a survey
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Horse owners urged to help with BHS ragwort survey
The British Horse Society has issued a call to arms for the horseworld to help collect information on ragwort as part of the first survey of its kind in the UK
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Local council urged to clear ragwort from public areas
A council in West Yorkshire is under fire for failing to clear ragwort in public areas this year
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Horse owners warned of ragwort epidemic throughout Britain
Epidemic levels of highly toxic ragwort are endangering horses and livestock throughout the country, says World Horse Welfare.
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Jersey horse owners warned about spread of ragwort
Landowners are being urged to take action against the spread of ragwort in Jersey due to the warm, humid weather
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Volunteers needed to help control the deadly yellow weed ragwort
The British Horse Society is calling for volunteers to hold 'ragwort pulling parties' during the first Ragwort Awareness Week of 2008
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Plume moth on the attack in fight against ragwort
The latest weapon in the fight against ragwort is the plume moth, two of which can kill a single ragwort plant
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Pulling Parties organised for Ragwort Awareness Week
Take part in a party to pull the dreaded weed and win country vouchers
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Ragwort epidemic grips Britain
Leading horse welfare charity, the ILPH, issues warning that the deadly yellow weed ragwort is thriving this summer
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Targetting ragwort near roads
The Highways Agency has pledged to focus its ragwort elimination programme on the verges of motorways and trunk roads that are close to grazing animals
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Prizes for ragwort pullers
Participants in the British Horse Society's (BHS) 2007 Ragwort Awareness Campaign will have the chance to claim a free ragfork and prizes worth £300
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BHS throws ragwort pulling party
Horse enthusiasts across Britain are urged by the BHS to organise ragwort pulling parties, to remove the deadly weed
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Ragwort campaign targets landowners
The BHS’s 2006 Ragwort Awareness Campaign, launched in London today, aims to educate landowners about the lethal dangers of the plant
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Ragwort’s lethal risk increases
The British Horse Society has launched a campaign to expose the escalating threat of ragwort poisoning to both horses and humans
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Ragwort test on track for 2006
Professor Derek Knottenbelt is calling for anyone who knows or suspects that their horse has eaten ragwort to come forward to help the development of a new test
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Ragwort will kill 1,000 horses this year
Owners are being urged to take the threat of ragwort more seriously following publication of a new video showing the distress caused by the noxious weed
