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3 Neonicotinoids Banned from Outdoor Use in EU
3 neonicotinoids – Bayer’s imidacloprid and clothianidin, and Syngenta’s thiamethoxam – will be banned from all outdoor fields on EU farms within six months. […]
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Agroecology Alternatives to Pesticides and Herbicides | Part 1
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. […]
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UK pollinators hit by farming
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. […]
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Oilseed Rape Crop Yield Up in UK, Despite Pesticide Ban
Despite the exaggeration and spin, oilseed rape yields are up, not down, in the UK. […]
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Bad Buzz: UK’s neonicotinoid pesticide ban softened
Despite mounting scientific evidence, UK authorities have made an exemption for the bee killing pesticide. Peter Crosskey reports […]
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European honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination
Of the 41 European countries studied, barely half had enough honeybees to pollinate more than 90% of their crops. […]
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UK farmers’ union flies in the face of reason
When it comes to bees and neonicotinoid pesticides, the UK’s National Farmer’s Union seems perfectly willing to keep the killer sprays pumping […]
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Real impact of neonicotinoid seed dressings stays buried
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%? […]
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Syngenta sues EU Commission over bees
Legal action being taken on recent EU decision to suspend the use of thiamethoxam […]
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Greenpeace urges further action on bees
Petition calls for addtional bans, and a shift of funding away from destructive industrial agriculture […]
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Buzzing between industry and government
Revolving door concerns raised as Syngenta recruits UK government researcher […]
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EFSA rejects flawed UK pesticide study
Evidence used by UK Government to back decision not to support neonicotinoid ban ‘scientifically weak’ […]
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No majority vote for ban on bee-harming pesticides
UK and Germany not in favour of temporary ban, despite strong evidence on disastrous impact […]