Farmers warned of rodenticide rule change

Farmers, gamekeepers, and pest control businesses will soon have to be trained and certified to use certain rodenticides.

The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK (CRRU) stewardship group has announced that from January 2026 all users of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) products will need to hold an up-to-date training certificate.

Certificates must be updated every five years unless an individual is also a member of an approved continuing professional development scheme.