Glyphosate approval

I'm not sure what the current situation is in UK re. Glyphosate, but it's turning into a cliffhanger here in France. For a few years it's only been available to farmers and professional gardeners, with a complete ban looming in December this year.
The EU took a vote of member countries last Friday on a prolongation of use for 10 years, but didn't get the minimum 15 required 'yes' votes. It will be put to another vote in November, ostensibly to allow time for further studies to be, err, studied .
Apart from the prospect of trying to manage 2 acres of garden (with it's various pernicious weeds) without it, what really, really annoys me is the mis-use of it which has contributed to it's overuse and abuse.
Farmers are routinely told that they can spray fields and then cultivate or sow a few hours later.
Then they wonder why weeds like mare's-tail, bindweed and couch grass keep coming back! Obviously, it's in the interests of the agro-chemical companies that they do.
The given advice in UK back in the day was to treat and leave the weeds for anything up to 6 weeks to ensure that the roots were dead before digging. I've been running a one-woman campaign amongst friends and neighbours for 16 years to try to convince them, to no avail. This gem of misinformation is routinely trotted out by the Press and media whenever Glypho is mentioned.
Even worse is it's use to kill off crop plants rapidly to enable quicker harvesting Happily, that is a practice that will be banned come what may.
Is it still available in UK? Do you use it and if so, how? Have you tried the 'alternatives' ?

 

its been banned for public use and no longer on sale here in the UK due to it being linked to cancer ie a case in America proven by the courts ...

I think but you may have to check the total ban for professions to use ie Councils , Japanese Knotweed companies etc will stop in 2025 UK

I know councils in the UK may change to a foam based glyphosate so the spay cant be carried by the wind but it costs a lot more to buy ...
I hope this helps a little
Spruce

 

@noisette47 Current approval of glyphosate in the UK runs to 2025.
As for alternatives I'm not aware of anything as good as glyphosate. Various acetic acid based ones are fairly popular.

 

Interesting ... none in my local B&Q or garden centres but I do live in Wales so ay be restictions already

 

Many local councils have banned it's use by themselves, this has been due to pressure from "concerned citizens" on concillors needing votes.
One of the alternatives is Foamstream see here Glyphosate Vs Foamstream - Which Form Of Weed Control Is Right For You?
not really useful in most gardens.
B&Q delisted glyphosate containing products in 2020.

 

I cannot understand why anyone would wish to poison the land to then grow edible crops in, seems like some sort of death wish to me, crop rotation goes a long way to aid good soil management.

 

Might be worth getting another gallon, if it out lasts me I can sell it on the black market and make a fortune.

I think that is where most people get their info, it doesn't poison the ground it only kills the plants you spray it on and its absorbed through the leaves.

As has been said, misuse is the reason for the ban and over use by farmers, who in their right mind would spray it on something you are going to eat? Only a Farmer would do that.

I only use it on areas I'm not using for growing veg and for killing off weeds growing in awkward places, it has done wonders on brambles and ivy in my garden recently.
If used sparingly I think its great stuff.

 

Here it's pelargonic acid. Folks buy it once (€50/l) before finding out that it doesn't work. It's certainly not systemic.

 

Listen carefully, I shall say this only once

But I have said it before, I'd much rather spray with something that works, once, than repeated sprays of something that doesn't