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Reducing pesticide use in French vineyards

Date：Feb. 13, 2019 Category：Markets

France enjoys a worldwide reputation for the quality of its wines, but the sector is a significant user of plant protection products, driven in large part by th...

Current crop protection transformation challenges in France

Date：Feb. 11, 2019 Category：Science&Research

A new paper now available online reveals the extraordinary policy efforts made in France in order to reduce the use of chemical plant protection products and tr...

New project launched in Europe to combat wheat rust

Date：Sep. 10, 2018 Category：Markets

A new European project has been launched to help tackle the increased threat to wheat crops from invasive races of rust. In particular, RustWatch, coordinated b...

Tags:Pests&Diseases

EU Member States urged to improve NAP to address the shortcomings identified in review of implementation of the Pesticides Directive

Date：Jun. 7, 2018 Category：Regulations

The European Commission has urged Member States to “significantly” improve their National Action Plans (NAP) to address the shortcomings identified in their r...

IPM central to wheat anti-resistance strategies

Date：May. 14, 2018 Category：Markets

EuroWheat has stressed the importance of implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies in wheat as fungicide resistance continues to develop across t...

New times ahead for European weed management

Date：Feb. 27, 2018 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Integrated weed management is the way to go for sustainable and resilient agriculture. A new Horizon 2020 project will support and promote its implementation in...

Integrated pest managment options for oilseed rape

Date：Nov. 22, 2017 Category：Markets

ENDURE’s German partner, the Julius Kühn Institute, hosted the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation’s two and a half day workshop address...

JHI launched IPM toolboxes for key crops

Date：Nov. 15, 2017 Category：Markets

The James Hutton Institute (JHI), ENDURE’s Scottish partner, has launched online Integrated Pest Management (IPM) toolboxes for three of the country’s most im...

Agroscope launches Swiss Future Farm

Date：Sep. 1, 2017 Category：Companies

Agroscope, ENDURE's Swiss partner, has underlined its commitment to ‘Smart Farming’ with the conversion of its Tänikon site into the Swiss Future Farm, a joi...

Brexit: What direction for crop protection?

Date：Jun. 2, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

While negotiations have yet to start on the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, thoughts are turning to how British producers will protect thei...

EUCLID project (Europe-China Lever for Integrated Pest Management Demonstration) reveals demonstration sites

Date：May. 10, 2017 Category：Markets

The EUCLID project (Europe-China Lever for Integrated Pest Management Demonstration) is now entering its second year, with work on testing new products and tech...

ERA-net C-IPM (Coordinated Integrated Pest Management in Europe) gives green light to nine projects

Date：Feb. 9, 2017 Category：Markets

The ERA-net C-IPM (Coordinated Integrated Pest Management in Europe) has given the green light to nine new research projects following its second call for propo...

Herbicide-tolerant crops in Integrated Weed Management (IWM) systems

Date：May. 20, 2016 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Scientists have proposed five actions to facilitate the incorporation of herbicide-tolerant crops in Integrated Weed Management (IWM) systems and have emphasise...

France reconfirms its ambition to cut pesticide use by 50%

Date：Dec. 16, 2015 Category：Markets

France has published the second version of its National Action Plan, reconfirming its ambition to cut pesticide use by 50% over the course of a decade.

Tags:Europe

Europe and China join forces for IPM project

Date：Dec. 9, 2015 Category：Markets

A new four-year Integrated Pest Management (IPM) project has been launched, bringing together 18 partners from Europe and China and focusing on three crops chos...

Tags:Europe China

European BIOCOMES project to deliver new biocontrols

Date：May. 13, 2014 Category：Products

Farmers and foresters have the prospect of at least 11 new biological control products to call on in the coming years, with the European BIOCOMES project bringi...

Tags:Pest Control

Using cultivar mixtures to manage diseases

Date：Dec. 6, 2013 Category：Science&Research

ENDURE researchers have used sophisticated modelling techniques to demonstrate how mixing different cultivars of the same crop species can be a useful tactic in...

Denmark: Load index now guides pesticide tax

Date：Aug. 12, 2013 Category：Regulations

With effect from 1 July 2013 a new pesticide strategy has been implemented in Denmark, writes Janne Hansen. The aim is to reduce the use of pesticides, particul...

Disease resistance experts brought together

Date：Jun. 17, 2013 Category：Products

The first annual meeting of the SUSTAIN (Pathogen-informed strategies for sustainable broad-spectrum crop resistance) Cooperation in Science and Technology (COS...

Tags:Resistance

Review: Non-chemical weed control in arable crops

Date：Mar. 20, 2013 Category：Products

A pan-European group of weed specialists has examined the possibilities for using non-chemical methods for weed control in reduced tillage arable systems.

Tags:Application & Technology

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