Agricultural and Rural Convention
  • About
    • Who we are
    • Contributors
    • Weekly Briefing
    • Monthly newsletter
    • Intergenerational
    • Contact
    • Editorials
    • All Articles
  • Agroecology
    • Agroecology
    • Seeds4All
    • Soil
  • CAP
    • All CAP News
    • CAP Strategic Plans
  • Farm
    • Agroecology
    • Diversification
    • Regenerative Agriculture
    • High Nature Value
    • Organic
    • Seeds
    • Soil
    • Access
    • New Entrants
    • Letter From The Farm
    • Farmers
    • Livestock
  • Environment
    • Climate
    • Biodiversity
    • Pesticides
    • Soil
  • Policy
    • Brussels
    • CAP
    • EU Green Deal
    • Farm to Fork
    • Biodiversity Strategy
    • International
  • Food
    • COVID-19
    • Pesticides
    • Trade
    • Agri-Industry
    • Workers
    • Tech
    • Landgrab
    • GM
    • Waste
    • Food Sovereignty
    • Seeds
    • Soil
    • Local Food
    • Digitalisation
  • Rural
    • All Rural News
    • Rural Europe Takes Action
    • Rural Dialogues
  • Places
    • Europe
    • France
    • Ukraine
    • UK
    • International
  • Assets
    • Rural Dialogues
    • Letter from the Farm
    • Publications
    • Weekly Briefing
    • Monthly newsletter
    • All Articles
en Français de it sv
HomeNeonicotinoids

Neonicotinoids

Latest from Brussels

3 Neonicotinoids Banned from Outdoor Use in EU

April 27, 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. […]

Latest from Brussels

Agroecology Alternatives to Pesticides and Herbicides | Part 1

August 11, 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. […]

Latest from EU Member States

UK pollinators hit by farming

February 11, 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. […]

Latest from EU Member States

Oilseed Rape Crop Yield Up in UK, Despite Pesticide Ban

August 1, 2015 Oliver Moore

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

Latest from EU Member States

Bad Buzz: UK’s neonicotinoid pesticide ban softened

July 23, 2015 Peter Crosskey

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

Main stories

European honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination

January 31, 2014 Peter Crosskey

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

Latest from EU Member States

UK farmers’ union flies in the face of reason

December 20, 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
Latest from EU Member States

Real impact of neonicotinoid seed dressings stays buried

December 9, 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%? […]

Latest from Brussels

Syngenta sues EU Commission over bees

August 28, 2013 ARC

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

Latest from EU Member States

Greenpeace urges further action on bees

August 9, 2013 Myrto Pispini

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

Latest from EU Member States

Buzzing between industry and government

July 29, 2013 ARC

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

Latest from EU Member States

EFSA rejects flawed UK pesticide study

June 6, 2013 Peter Crosskey

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

Latest from Brussels

No majority vote for ban on bee-harming pesticides

March 15, 2013 ARC

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

Rural Resilience

Co-constructing proposals rooted in actions on the ground: Visit the project page.

European Action Gathering for Sustainable Food Systems

In Marburg, Germany, on November 6th – 8th 2023, we are hosting a European Action Gathering – A rural bridge between sustainable agri and food policies in the EU. Find out more.

Seeds4All

The Seeds4All project wants to amplify voices and connect people involved in agroecological seed production at all levels. Find out more.

This Month’s Articles

Missed an article of ours? Or would like to read it again? Find all our articles from this month here. Or browse through our chronological archive that stores all articles here.

CAP Strategic Plans: Reforming the CAP in Wartime

ARC launches a report summarising the key aspects of the CAP Strategic Plans approval process that started a year ago. Take a look here.

Rural Perspectives on Digital Agriculture

Connecting farmers, advisors, policies, nature conservationists, and critical thoughts around the trajectories of digitalisation. Get involved!

ARC2020 Newsletter

Sign up for our monthly newsletter on agri-food, rural, environmental policy and practices around Europe.

Contributors wanted

Interested in European food, farming and rural policy matters? Do you have great writing skills and an ability to deliver content accurately and on time? Then you could be just what we’re looking for! Find out more here.

  • Access to Land: More Resilient Agriculture – Without Any EU Legislation? (Part 2)
    September 27, 2023
  • Food Security, Food Sovereignty, and Collective Action During the War in Ukraine
    September 25, 2023
  • French CAP Strategic Plan : EU Sued over Approval of the Plan
    September 25, 2023
  • Beer farmers – a Fair Deal for a Good Drink
    September 20, 2023
  • Commission Proposes 10 Year Glyphosate Renewal
    September 20, 2023
  • Access to Land: Looking to Europe to Secure Local Farmland? Part 1
    September 20, 2023
  • Letter From The Farm | Wandering In Quest Of Balance
    September 15, 2023
  • GMO-Free Europe – Still Possible?
    September 13, 2023
  • Old Varieties and Short Production Circuits to Rebuild “Rural Solidarities”
    September 7, 2023
  • Upland Farmers Face Harsh Realities in Post-Brexit England | Part 1
    September 6, 2023
  • Rural Resilience | Diary from the Ground – Summer 2023
    September 1, 2023
  • “A Fairer CAP”, Really? | Analysing Fairwashing in CAP Talks and Practices
    August 28, 2023
  • The True Toll of Pesticides on Rural Health – Pesticides Analysis Part 2
    August 8, 2023
  • Beyond the Harvest: Health Effects of Pesticides on French Farmers
    July 26, 2023
  • Seed Marketing Proposal Unveiled – First Key Takeaways
    July 17, 2023
  • Ernährungsrat: The democratic potential of Food Policy Councils in Germany
    July 13, 2023
  • From Shrinking to Resilience – Lessons Learned at the Latvian Rural Parliament
    July 12, 2023
  • European Parliament Adopts a Weakened Nature Restoration Law – next step Trilogue
    July 12, 2023
  • Commission Releases Slew of Agri-Food Documents before Summer – here’s what you need to know.
    July 10, 2023
  • Adapting Agricultural Practices to Climate Change – Seeds, Beans and Lessons from the Ground Up
    July 10, 2023
  • New Genetic Engineering – Small Cause, Big Effect
    July 7, 2023
  • Feeding Ourselves 2023 – Building Bridges for Rural Resilience
    July 7, 2023
  • EU Seed Law Reform and New Genetic Engineering – Double Attack on our Seeds
    July 5, 2023
  • France | Democratising Food Policy – Tweaking The Financial Toolbox
    July 5, 2023
  • CAP Strategic Plans: More Money, Less Liability
    June 29, 2023
  • Contact
  • Imprint
  • Data Privacy

Agricultural and Rural Convention