Farmers Weekly
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First signs of glyphosate weed resistance detected in the UKOct. 8, 2018
The first cases of weed resistance to glyphosate are being detected in the UK, prompting researchers to call for strict stewardship of the world’s best-selling herbicide...
Tags:Resistance
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Ban on neonicotinoid wheat imports unlikely, suggests GoveOct. 3, 2018
Defra secretary Michael Gove has conceded that Brexit is unlikely to ease the pressure on British growers facing wheat imports produced using chemicals outlawed in the UK...
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French parliament votes against glyphosate ban, againSep. 20, 2018
Tags:Glyphosate
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Gene injection set to bring big benefits to pea cropsMar. 5, 2018
Scientists are injecting genes into pea plants to speed up introducing better disease resistance and improving the nutrition of this pulse crop within the next five years...
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UK: Top-yielding wheat variety set to see leap in market shareJan. 15, 2018
Top-yielding winter wheat feed variety Gravity could take as much as 15% of the certified seed market at this autumn’s drilling, making it one of the top two varieties f...
Tags:wheat
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EU updates greening rules after EFA pesticide banAug. 15, 2017
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MEPs reject plans to ban pesticides in ecological focus areasJun. 1, 2017
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NFU: ‘Million hectares’ at risk from neonicotinoid ban extension in EuropeMay. 4, 2017
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Innovation drives citrus nursery’s 450% production increaseApr. 11, 2017
Tags:Citrus
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Researcher found spray adjuvant enhances virus control in potatoesApr. 4, 2017
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Brexit a ‘unique opportunity’ to rewrite crop protection rulesJan. 5, 2017
Brexit provides a “unique opportunity” for the UK government to base regulatory approaches to crop protection chemicals on robust risk assessment, the head of the Briti...
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GM wheat shows massive rise in yieldNov. 9, 2016
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Dow aims to launch three novel pesticides in UK in the next three yearsOct. 19, 2016
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UK rapeseed production slumped by 33%Oct. 14, 2016
Tags:Oilseed RapeAgriData
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EU growers face cashflow problems as harvest slumpSep. 15, 2016
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Cereals 2016: Glimmers of hope come from new pesticides and crop varietiesJun. 22, 2016
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Cereals 2016: Bayer to launch herbicide Hamlet and new SDHI fungicide Ascra in UKJun. 20, 2016
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Cereals 2016 : Syngenta to launch powerful SDHI fungicide for wheat in UKJun. 20, 2016
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New EU criteria on endocrine disruptors threatens more than 50 agrochemicalsJun. 17, 2016
A clampdown on chemicals which disrupt the human hormone system is set to herald further restrictions on plant protection products used by farmers.
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EU fails to agree on license extension for glyphosateJun. 7, 2016
European Union member states have failed to agree on a proposal to extend a license for glyphosate by up to 18 months, increasing the uncertainty of the future of the wor...
Tags:Glyphosate
