Agroecology Alternatives to Pesticides and Herbicides | Part 2
Part two of a two part series on mechanical and other non-chemical weed management techniques. By Oliver Moore […]
Part two of a two part series on mechanical and other non-chemical weed management techniques. By 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. […]
Following a long and fractious process, it appears the herbicide glyphosate will have its approval extended for 18 months, pending another agencies’ assessment. […]
What was supposed to be a fairly routine renewal of the herbicide glyphosate has turned into a quicksand quagmire. The European Commission has twice now failed to approve the controversial substance, as enough member states could not be mustered to support it. And the approval deadline of 30th June is fast approaching. Oliver Moore gives us an update. […]
The European Commission should renew the EU market approval for glyphosate for another 7 years only instead of 15 as originally proposed, says the non-binding resolution. Improved and more transparent evidence are also called for. […]
The European Commission “should not renew the approval of the herbicide substance glyphosate on the EU market.” That’s according to the European Parliament’s Environment Committee, which objects to the Commission’s plans to approve the controversial substance in June of this year, for a further 15 years. […]
A national experts’ vote on the European Commission’s plan to grant a new 15-year lease to the herbicide glyphosate was cancelled today (Tuesday) as several countries raised concerns over cancer warnings by the World Health Organisation. […]
The European Commission has postponed a vote on a 15-year reauthorisation of the substance Glyphosate, following important concerns from EU Member States and environmental organisations. This article looks at what’s next in the Glyphosate debate, before reviewing the most contentious issues surrounding this topic. […]
The methods by which the EU Commission approves pesticides without the full dataset were criticised in a Decision by the EU Ombusdman yesterday (Monday). This practice “appeared to constitute maladministration” according to Emily O Reilly. […]
The European Parliament voted to oppose the importation of three genetically modified (GM) soybeans into the European Union. This vote sets it against the EU Commission, which wants to authorise these GM soybeans for feed use. […]
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. […]
Thousands of farmers, activists and concerned citizens converged on Berlin on Saturday to say – once again – We Are Fed Up with agro-industry! […]
Conversion to agroecology: France’s hopes for environmental salvation is a new 28 page ARC2020 document on efforts in France to move farming from pesticides to agroecological methods. […]
How does one group of the world’s most reputable experts find that “the herbicide glyphosate is probably carcinogenic to humans”, while another group of the world’s most reputable experts finds that it is “unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans” – in the same year? […]
Like its failed predecessor, Ecophyto 2018, Ecophyto 2 aims to halve pesticide use in France during the coming decade. How will it fare? Peter Crosskey explores. […]
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