Another resistance, this time rodenticides, for farmers to deal with
Just when farmers are getting the hang of rodenticide stewardship rules, introduced mid-2016, a new…
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United Utilities launches free pesticides amnesty for farmers
United Utilities is helping farmers and landowners dispose of illegal and out of date pesticides…
Greens welcome investigation into authorisation procedure for glyphosate
The European Parliament has today backed a Green proposal for a special committee to investigate…
Scientists can now predict the effects of climate change on crops
Scientists now have a new tool to predict the future effects of climate change on…
How climate change alters plant growth
Global warming affects more than just plant biodiversity – it even alters the way plants…
Glyphosate boost in US
The federal controlled Environmental Protection Agency in the United States has stated that glyphosate, one…
Knock, Knock! Who’s there?
An aphid. You’re kidding me; that’s no aphid – aphids can’t talk. We may not…
Natural route masters
Bumblebees regularly tackle the Travelling Salesman Problem to improve their foraging routes, a skill that…
Bayer launches transparency website
Bayer today launched its new transparency website (https://cropscience-transparency.bayer.com/), designed to enable access to scientific data…
2018 rodenticide compliance for 11 farm assurance schemes
Eleven assurance schemes with combined memberships of 95,000 farm businesses will be compliant with the…