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European HRAC. Marc Bonnet on behalf of EHRAC team. European HRAC - Members. Matt Cordingley, Syngenta Pierre Creange, Bayer CropScience John Edmonds, Gowan Barrie Hunt, Monsanto Alan Porter, ( Coordinator ) Marisa Salas, DuPont ( Chair ) Marine Djeddah, Adama
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European HRAC Marc Bonnet on behalf of EHRAC team
European HRAC - Members • Matt Cordingley, Syngenta • Pierre Creange, Bayer CropScience • John Edmonds, Gowan • Barrie Hunt, Monsanto • Alan Porter, (Coordinator) • Marisa Salas, DuPont (Chair) • Marine Djeddah, Adama • Simon Moyal, Nufarm • Anne Thompson, Dow AgroSciences • Hubert Menne, Bayer CropScience • Bernd Sievernich, BASF • David Hennens, FMC • Don Pendergrast, Arysta LifeScience • Marc Bonnet, Arysta LifeScience
European HRAC SWOT analysis… • Strengths: • EHRAC represents a strong pool of knowledge regarding the characteristics and uses of herbicides • Member companies have in-depth knowledge of farmer weed control practices and preferences • Member companies have broad global infrastructure (R&D, sales and technical representatives, etc.) that can help address resistance issues • EHRAC is well-positioned to evaluate new technologies that can be used to address various aspects of resistance • EHRAC members have close contacts withAcademics, Country WG, Authorities and EPPO
European HRAC SWOT analysis… • Weaknesses: • EHRAC has limited influence with academics / officials • Communication and coordination with country WG’s is poor or lacking • EHRAC rarely leads on resistance issues (consequence of 1st point) • Opportunities: • Build the case with regulators to maintain availability of diverse herbicide options to avoid resistance by working through regional HRAC’s • Develop better communication and connection with the European country WG. • Facilitate creation of a resistant WG for CEU countries (CZ, PL, HU) • Action: invitation to our next face to face meeting • Threats: • Lack of budget/ressource
European HRAC • Modus Operandi • 4 meetings per year (3 conf.call / 1 FTF) • Review WG progress • Country Group Feedback by EHRAC members
EHRAC currentactivities • Resistance monitoring method guidelines (WG) – almostcompleted • Objective: • Share companyresistance monitoring processes and methodologies • Minimum requirements (to preventconfidential information) whichcouldbeused in regulatorysubmissions • Guidelines for: • Pre-emergence in grasses • Post-emergence in grasses • Post- emergence in dicots • Content • Field observation • Seed collection • Bioassays (plants growingfromseeds) • Dose responsestudies • Other diagnostic studies (petri-dish, DNA analysis, Leaf disc assays) • Resultsinterpretation • Communication & Education – Outreachmaterial (WG) - ongoing • Resistance management leaflet • EHRAC presentation • Key resistance issues to the farmers • Reminder of « Good Agricultural Practices » to reduceresistancerisks
EHRAC expectations from GHRAC • Improvevisibility of Global HRAC to EU stakeholders (Regulators, Governmentpolicymakers, Academics, Ag Adviser, …) • Improve EHRAC recognition by GHRAC - weedresistanceis a bigproblem and highlyregulated in EU sincemanyyears! • Improvealignmentbetween EHRAC and GHRAC • Does EHRAC agreewith GHRAC BMP’s? EHRAC concernsincluded in GHRAC decisions? • Lack of consultation between GHRAC and EHRAC beforepublishing information on the websiterelating to European issues / incorrect advice • Today more European representatives sitting on GHRAC, which will provide better insight to European issues in the future