Carbon-neutral farming policies will fail without a science based approach, new report warns

Carbon-neutral farming policies will fail without a science based approach, new report warns

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The development and application of agricultural technologies must become a priority for the UK government if the farming sector is ...
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France poised to lift neonicotinoid insecticide ban to save pest-ravaged sugar beet industry

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The French government is planning to lift a blanket ban on the use of neonicotinoids to help save its sugar ...
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Comprehensive pig genomes could advance animal gene editing—and help produce more bacon

Farmers Weekly | 
For the first time, scientists have decoded the whole genetic make-up of pigs in a development that they say will ...
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Bayer, UK farmers appeal EU neonicotinoid insecticide ban, citing lack of scientific evidence

Farmers Weekly | 
Lawyers acting on behalf of the [National Farmers Union] are in court battling to overturn a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, ...
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French agriculture minister says glyphosate key to sustainable farming, raising doubts about proposed weedkiller bans

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France’s agriculture minister has declared glyphosate is an essential tool of the agroecological transition, raising hopes of a change in ...
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Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer boosts cancer risk? New analysis challenges scientific consensus on glyphosate

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Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have published a new scientific analysis of glyphosate (PDF), the active ingredient in Monsanto’s ...
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Conventional dairy farms do less environmental damage than their organic counterparts

Farmers Weekly | 
Organic farming has long been considered more environmentally friendly than intensive, conventional farming. But a study led by scientists at ...
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France to vote on mandatory label for meat and dairy products from animals fed GMOs

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French politicians have backed a proposal for mandatory labelling of meat and dairy products from animals raised on genetically modified ...
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European farm groups defend neonicotinoids as environmental NGOs calls for total ban to protect bees

Farmers Weekly | 
[Editor's note: On Feb. 28, the European Food Safety Authority issued a report concluding that neonicotinoid insecticides pose risks to ...
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#GlyphosateIsVital: British farmers take to social media to defend herbicide’s environmental benefits

Farmers Weekly | 
The Twitter campaign under the hashtag #glyphosateisvital has been backed by a number of British farmers, who have posted tweets ...
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Europe risks becoming ‘museum of world agriculture’ because of aversion to genetic engineering

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Europe is mired in a “shallow debate” around GM technology while the rest of the world benefits from advances in ...
British oilseed rape farmers face beetle infestation after government rejects neonics emergency request

British oilseed rape farmers face beetle infestation after government rejects neonics emergency request

Farmers Weekly | 
In light of the rejection of their emergency use application last spring to use neonicotinoid seed dressings on autumn oilseed ...

Is future of UK farming eco-friendly GMO crops and lab grown meat?

Farmers Weekly | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. UK agriculture will have ...

Putin wants to establish Russia as world organic capitol

Farmers Weekly | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In an address to ...

Pope says research and debate needed over GMO pros and cons

Farmers Weekly | 
Pope Francis has called for a “scientific and social debate” on genetically modified foods that considers all the information available ...

First trial of GM crops rich in omega-3s harvested in UK

Farmers Weekly | 
Britain’s first trial of GM crops enriched with nutrients to improve health has been successfully harvested. Following a groundbreaking field trial, ...

Food crisis will prompt GM foods rethink, says US aide

Farmers Weekly | 
The following is an edited excerpt. A food crisis may be necessary to make EU consumers understand the value of ...

Developing countries plant most GM crops

Farmers Weekly | 
The following is an excerpt. Developing countries grew more hectares of GM crops last year than industrialised countries but the ...
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