{"id":8183,"date":"2025-10-22T04:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=8183"},"modified":"2025-10-22T04:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T04:04:39","slug":"weather-experts-advise-farmers-on-pest-control-drainage-during-peak-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/weather-experts-advise-farmers-on-pest-control-drainage-during-peak-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Experts Advise Farmers on Pest Control, Drainage During Peak Rains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA, UGANDA<\/strong> &#8211; The Ministry of Water and Environment&#8217;s Department of Meteorological Services has advised farmers to minimize the use of pesticides and herbicides, which can be washed by rain into rivers and ponds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advice was issued in the Department&#8217;s forecast bulletin for the ongoing 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