Neonicotinoids Archives - Agricultural and Rural Convention

3 Neonicotinoids Banned from Outdoor Use in EU

27 April, 2018 ARC

3 neonicotinoids – Bayer’s imidacloprid and clothianidin, and Syngenta’s thiamethoxam – will be banned from all outdoor fields on EU farms within six months. […]

Agroecology Alternatives to Pesticides and Herbicides | Part 1

11 August, 2016 Oliver Moore

With mixed signals being sent to farmers by EU authorities on pesticides and herbicides, what other options are there for food producers? Part 1 in a two part series by Oliver Moore. […]

UK pollinators hit by farming

11 February, 2016 Peter Crosskey

UK-wide study traces declining diversity of nectar sources for the country’s pollinators. Four plant species supplied half the UK’s nectar in 2007. […]

Oilseed Rape Crop Yield Up in UK, Despite Pesticide Ban

1 August, 2015 Oliver Moore

Despite the exaggeration and spin, oilseed rape yields are up, not down, in the UK. […]

Bad Buzz: UK’s neonicotinoid pesticide ban softened

23 July, 2015 Peter Crosskey

Despite mounting scientific evidence, UK authorities have made an exemption for the bee killing pesticide. Peter Crosskey reports […]

European honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination

31 January, 2014 Peter Crosskey

Of the 41 European countries studied, barely half had enough honeybees to pollinate more than 90% of their crops. […]

UK farmers’ union flies in the face of reason

20 December, 2013 Peter Crosskey

When it comes to bees and neonicotinoid pesticides, the UK’s National Farmer’s Union seems perfectly willing to keep the killer sprays pumping […]

Environmental fate of neonic seed dressings: Goulson-p7

Real impact of neonicotinoid seed dressings stays buried

9 December, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Bee-killing neonicotinoid seed dressings on winter-sown cereals deliver just 2% of their active ingredients to plant tissue. What happens to the other 98%? […]

Syngenta sues EU Commission over bees

28 August, 2013 ARC

Legal action being taken on recent EU decision to suspend the use of thiamethoxam […]

Greenpeace urges further action on bees

9 August, 2013 Myrto Pispini

Petition calls for addtional bans, and a shift of funding away from destructive industrial agriculture […]

Buzzing between industry and government

29 July, 2013 ARC

Revolving door concerns raised as Syngenta recruits UK government researcher […]

EFSA rejects flawed UK pesticide study

6 June, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Evidence used by UK Government to back decision not to support neonicotinoid ban ‘scientifically weak’ […]

No majority vote for ban on bee-harming pesticides

15 March, 2013 ARC

UK and Germany not in favour of temporary ban, despite strong evidence on disastrous impact […]