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Oilseed rape, millet, pulses and sugar cane are among the crops to be investigated.
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Farmers would be banned from using them with sunflowers, oilseed rape, cotton and maize.
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His losses from the oilseed rape alone account for thousands of pounds and he said others in the area were in a similar position.
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And he said oilseed rape was suffering from an unusual side-effect.
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"In mid July what we found was the bees had been visiting primarily rose, blackberry and sweet pea, with a bit of oilseed rape, " said Professor Newbury.
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But in its recent economic review, Britain's Cabinet Office noted that the financial benefits that might accrue to British farmers from planting, say, herbicide-resistant oilseed rape are unlikely to compensate for the lack of a market should their main customers shun the stuff.
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