Defra has published its report on brown rot monitoring for 2006, and proposes that the current designation of contamination and irrigation ban on using water from the River Witham for potatoes should be lifted.

Restrictions will remain in place on the Fossdyke. This is likely to be adopted for March 31 2007. The complete Defra report which provides more information can be found at www.defra.gov.uk/planth/brownrot/stake06.pdf.

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