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Germany bets on integrated pest management for halving pesticide use
2023-02-24
Implementing integrated pest management (IPM) is part of Germany’s toolbox to achieve the 50% reduction target the EU could set in its new pesticide legislation. But in practice, many hurdles stand in the way. Both the risk and use of synthetic pesticides in Europe should be slas...
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Western Australia - Grains Research Updates 2023: Aphid trial results not peachy for canola
2023-02-24
New research findings have demonstrated that the canola industry must seek alternatives to insecticides for control of the green peach aphid and the damaging virus it spreads. A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) research project in collaboration wi...
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Climate in Africa favouring FAW pest infestations on maize crops
2023-02-24
Huge swathes of maize plantations in Africa are susceptible to destructive fall armyworm (FAW) pests, a new study reveals. The new study by scientists from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), the University of Minnesota’s GEMS Informatics Centre, Globa...
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U.S. gives farmers shorter window to spray crop chemical dicamba
2023-02-24
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it had slightly shortened the window for farmers in major soybean-producing states to use a weedkiller criticized for drifting away from where it is sprayed. The restrictions make it harder for farmers to use dicamba, sold...
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Herbicide S-metolachlor to be withdrawn in France to protect groundwater
2023-02-24
French health and safety agency ANSES on Wednesday ordered a halt to some uses of one of the most widely used weedkillers in France, S-metolachlor, which is produced by Swiss chemicals company Syngenta, after finding excessive levels in groundwater. Residue of S-metolachlor, used...
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All-time high rice yield in India to take grain output to record 324MT
2023-02-17
India is likely to produce nearly 324 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrains in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), a new record and higher by around 8 MT (2. 5%) than the output in the previous crop year. The increase is mainly backed by the all-time record production of the paddy (13...
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China to plant more soy, speed up GMOs to ensure food supply
2023-02-17
China will increase its efforts to boost the output of soybeans and edible oils, state media reported late on Monday, citing a key rural policy document, as it continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in its key food supplies. The world’s top soybean buyer is trying to lowe...
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Global organic farmland and market continued to grow in 2021
2023-02-17
Organic retail sales increased by 4 billion euros and reached almost 125 billion euros in 2021; organic farmland grew to 76.4 million hectares. The latest data on organic farming worldwide will be presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organic...
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Colombia bans fipronil insecticide
2023-02-17
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Colombian Institute of Agriculture (ICA) announced a ban on the registration and definitive use of pesticides that have fipronil as an active ingredient. Luis Domingo Gómez, the author of the action, celebrated the decision and highlighted the ...
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Study reveals optimal time to apply eco-friendly biopesticides to tackle Oriental migratory locust p...
2023-02-17
A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety has discovered the optimal time to apply safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides to fight the Oriental migratory locust pest. ? ? Map of study areas (Dagang and Dongying) ...
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