Agri-Business
140t of illegal pesticides seized in Brazil
Around 140t of imported pesticides have been seized by authorities in Brazil during the country’s largest ever operation targeting illegal...
Pesticides
Environment
Scotland: New chair appointed to plant protection initiative
A new chair has been appointed of a Voluntary Initiative (VI) in Scotland that promotes the responsible use of plant...
Agri Politics
UK pesticides committee seeks new members and chair
The UK’s Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) is looking to appoint new members, as well as a new chair. The...
Environment
58 pesticides detected in Guernsey water so far in 2023
Guernsey Water has confirmed that 58 pesticide detections have been identified in the first three months of 2023. This included...
Agri-Business
Study: Agriculture needs new way to manage pest resistance
Dr. Matthew Tinsley, a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling, has said that the agricultural sector needs to “be...
Agri-Business
Eurofins Agro UK launches pesticide residue test for potatoes
Eurofins Agro UK has launched a new test to help potato growers with pesticide residue testing. The test can be...
Arable
£1.5m crop research centre opens at University of Warwick
A new research centre, using gene-editing technology to improve vegetable crops, has opened at the University of Warwick. The Elizabeth...
Agri-Business
ADAMA appoints new regulatory manager for the UK and Ireland
Nicola Geering has been appointed by ADAMA as the company’s new regulatory manager for the UK and Ireland. Geering will...
Arable
Pesticide users: Deadline to register details approaching
Farmers that use professional Plant Protection Products (PPPs) and adjuvants are being reminded that the deadline to register their details...
Pig/Poultry
Call for supermarkets to stop 'poison poultry'
The Soil Association has today (Monday, April 25) launched a petition calling on UK supermarkets to remove harmful pesticides from...
Grass
Red Tractor needs urgent review of pesticide stance - report
Red Tractor urgently needs to review and strengthen its promotion of non-chemical pesticide alternatives, including via Integrated Pest Management (IPM),...
Environment
NI’s new river basin management strategy to crack down on pesticide run-off
Key target measures have been drafted as part of NI's new river basin management strategy to crack down on water...
Arable
New Zealand commits to 7-year IPM programme for tillage sector
New Zealand’s tillage, horticulture and vegetable sectors have embarked on a seven-year programme, which should lead to the widespread implementation...
Environment
Thunberg criticises UK government for allowing farmers to use pesticides banned by the EU
Well-known Swedish environmentalist campaigner Greta Thunberg has criticised the UK government for allowing farmers to continue using a bee-killing pesticide that...
Arable
Risk factors associated with pesticides on the decline
The European Commission has published updated EU Harmonised Risk Indicators for pesticides, covering the period 2011 to 2018. The figures...
Agri-Business
Tillage farmers take interest in Nobel Prize winners
Two scientists who developed the CRISPR technique most commonly known as gene-editing were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last...
Environment
Commissioner: ‘I don’t think we can allow’ imports made with banned pesticides
The EU should stop importing agricultural goods made using pesticides that are banned within the bloc, European Commissioner for Agriculture...
Arable
McIntyre: 'What the big pesticides report should have said'
The European Parliament’s committee on pesticides has reached the wrong conclusions and disregarded key evidence, a new report concludes. Anthea...
