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UK: Growers urged to look out for potential new crop virus

Date：Mar. 7, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

British growers are being urged to look out for symptoms of a potential new virus that could be devastating to crops of tomatoes and peppers.

Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

UK farming faces 'barrier to innovation' due to EU gene editing ruling

Date：Feb. 7, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Scientists and farmers have warned of the “barrier to innovation” facing British farming following the European Court of Justice’s ruling on gene editing, bu...

Tags:Gene Editing

Integrated pest management will play an 'increasing role' in UK crop production

Date：Jan. 22, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Integrated pest management (IPM) will play an 'increasing role' in UK crop production post-Brexit and agronomists are leading the way in its implementation on f...

EU moves to re-open glyphosate issue 'politically motivated', Tory MEPs say

Date：Dec. 10, 2018 Category：Products

Conservative MEPs have condemned EU moves to re-open the decision to licence glyphosate as "politically motivated".

Tags:Glyphosate

British farmers 'could lead the way' on gene editing after Brexit

Date：Dec. 7, 2018 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Michael Gove has said that British scientists and farmers could “lead the way” on gene editing after the UK leaves the EU.

Tags:Gene Editing

British seed potato varieties approved for export to Kenya

Date：Jul. 4, 2018 Category：Products

Approval has been confirmed for British producers to export potatoes to Kenya, where the crop is the second most important after maize.

Growers create new tomato type following four-year trial

Date：May. 28, 2018 Category：Products

A brand new type of tomato has been created in British soil to mirror the qualities of its sweet Mediterranean counterparts.

Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

UK rules for first time on protection over field monitoring data for agrochemical companies

Date：Mar. 6, 2018 Category：Regulations

A Court of Appeal decision will give agro-chemical companies greater protection in relation to commercially sensitive field monitoring data.

UK herb growers to protect crops with new product thanks to £1.4m project

Date：Dec. 25, 2017 Category：Markets

UK herb growers will be able to protect their crops with a new weed control product in record time, following successful trials as part of a £1.4m crop protect...

EU delays blanket ban decision on neonicotinoids

Date：Dec. 14, 2017 Category：Products

The European Commission has delayed a vote on the banning of three neonicotinoids to include all outdoor crops.

Decision day for EU blanket ban on neonicotinoids looms

Date：Dec. 12, 2017 Category：Regulations

EU countries are poised to vote on a proposal to introduce tougher restrictions on three neonicotinoids in the coming days.

UK industry urged to work together on crop protection amid Brexit uncertainty

Date：Nov. 24, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

The risks to British crop protection and plant health due to uncertainty caused by Brexit were highlighted at a potato industry conference on Wednesday.

Cost of agricultural inputs driven up by higher fuel price

Date：Nov. 6, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

The average cost of agricultural production inputs has increased 4.92% in the past 12 months to September 2017, according to new figures.

Crop protection products on the line as MEPs reject endocrine disruptor definition

Date：Oct. 10, 2017 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

The farming industry could be set to lose numerous pesticides and herbicides after the European Parliament voted to deny the Commission’s definition of endocri...

UK: Seven schemes expected to qualify for rodenticide regime in 2018

Date：Apr. 10, 2017 Category：Markets

Membership of seven farm assurance schemes is 'expected' by the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime to qualify as proof of competence beyond 31 December 2017.

Brexit may open door for GMO crops in the UK

Date：Nov. 23, 2016 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Brexit may open the door for British farmers to grow genetically modified crops, according to plans being drawn up by ministers.

Scientists gather in London to discuss new groundbreaking updates in crop research

Date：Oct. 31, 2016 Category：Markets

UK scientists have shared new, groundbreaking updates in crop research at an industry event called 'New Frontiers' in London.

Tags:Post-harvest Solutions

UK govt rejects NFU neonicotinoid emergency use request

Date：Jul. 8, 2016 Category：Regulations

The UK National Farmers’ Union's (NFU's) emergency application for use of neonicotinoids has been refused by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Aff...

'Ban on glyphosate may provide an incentive for more research and innovation'

Date：Jun. 23, 2016 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

The day before the EU is due to make a momentous decision about the future of glyphosate, the Soil Association has published a review of the scientific research...