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Headline	Category	Source
Spices exporters welcome move to ban 27 insecticides	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Hindu BusinessLine
US EPA opens consultation on isothiazolinones draft review	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Chemical Watch
COVID-19 impact: Farmers fret as ‘unfair’ pesticide ban looms	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Mid-Day
Government to Ban 27 Pesticides and Insecticides in India	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Grainmart News
Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new ‘deal’ for Irish and European farmers?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Agriland
EU commits to slash pesticide use by 50% by 2030 in green agriculture announcement	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Energy Live News
EU ‘farm-to-fork’ proposal opens door to gene editing – drawing fire from anti-GMO groups	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Perspectives on the new USDA regulation on GM crops	Agricultural Policy & Politics	NC State University
EPA Reopens Comments for Bee-Killing Pesticide in Unusual Move	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Bloomberg Law
European Commission unveils plans to halve pesticides in farming	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Irish Times
USDA’s relaxed biotech crop rules could speed plant development but are regulations still too strict?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Food Safety News
Farm to Fork strategy aims to slash pesticide use and risk by half	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
New food policy to triple amount of agricultural land farmed organically by 2030	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
MPs call for Ag Bill to boost precision breeding post-Brexit	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Use Ag Bill to liberate the UK’s extraordinary bioscience sector post Brexit	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingOnline
NFU backs calls to grant farmers access to gene-editing tech	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Coronavirus: UK food exports decline by over £700m	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Plant Probiotic Could Reduce Pesticide Use	Agricultural Research	Technology Networks
USDA SECURE rule paves way for agricultural innovation	Agricultural Research	The Highland County Press
How crop and animal sensors are making farming smarter	Agricultural Research	Horizon
The future is knocking: Global food production to be transformed using new technology	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Hands Free Farm completes first major operation despite Covid delays	Agricultural Research	AgriLand
Gene-editing to be reviewed by EU in 2021	Agricultural Research	AgriLand
Use Ag Bill to liberate the UK’s extraordinary bioscience sector post Brexit	Agricultural Research	FarmingOnline
Palm biofuel – agro-based pharmaceuticals – others can replace petroleum	Bioindustry	Guardian
Commission re-opens controversial advanced biofuel list in transport	Bioindustry	EurActiv
Pesticides disrupt nursing behavior and larval development	Environment	Science Daily
Great potential in regulating plant greenhouse gas emissions	Environment	Science Daily
African nations warm to crop biotechnology for potential food security gains	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Philippines could boost crop yields 192% and cut pesticide use 48% with GMO insect …	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Insects could help increase Europe’s food self-sufficiency but will they catch on?	Food security	Horizon
The future is knocking: Global food production to be transformed using new technology	Food security	Science Daily
Food security again under EU spotlight in the wake of COVID-19 crisis	Food security	EurActiv
From genome editing to insects: Food System Innovations – and how to get there	Food security	SeedQuest
Food security health and nutrition are critical goals for modern breeding programs focused on genomics	Food security	SeedQuest
Here come the locusts—India prepares to do battle with crop-munching pests	Food security	Fortune
Misconceptions about GMOs in Ghana due to weak education – study reveals	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Call for comment: genetically modified potato lines	GM Crops	Foodprocessing
Maharashtra farmers to revive pro-GM crop movement	GM Crops	The Hindu BusinessLine
So close yet far: More hurdles in Kenya’s long GMO journey	GM Crops	Business Daily
FDA Launches Consumer Education Initiative on Genetically Engineered Foods	GM Crops	Daily Times
African nations warm to crop biotechnology for potential food security gains	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Philippines could boost crop yields 192% and cut pesticide use 48% with GMO insect …	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
EU ‘farm-to-fork’ proposal opens door to gene editing – drawing fire from anti-GMO groups	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Breeding a fungal gene into wheat	GM Crops	Science Magazine
GMO herbicide-tolerant canola poses little risk to human health – EU Food Safety Authority finds	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Will relaxed USDA GMO gene-edited crop regulation fuel consumer distrust of biotech?	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Russia softens GMO import restrictions on soybeans	GM Crops	All about feed
Application of organic fungicide in controlling basal stem rot disease for mature oil palm	Organics	DOIs
New food policy to triple amount of agricultural land farmed organically by 2030	Organics	EurActiv
Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-free pest control for crop growers	Pest control	New Food
Tillage management: Controlling disease in beans	Pest control	Agriland
Cochineal insects released to destroy rampant Hudson pear cactus near Lightning Ridge	Pest control	ABC Local
Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-free pest control for growers	Pest control	Science Daily
Disease and Pest Control Techniques: How to Get Rid of Weeds through Organic and Chemical Ways	Pest control	Krishi Jagran
Biostimulant cuts grower’s wheat fungicide cost to just £12/ha	Pest control	FarmersWeekly
Destructive Invasive Insects Require a Multi-Step Approach to Control	Pest control	PRNewswire
How to tackle brome and stop it becoming the new blackgrass	Pest control	FarmersWeekly
Using e-learning to raise biosecurity awareness	Pest control	Leeds University
Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-free pest control for OSR	Pest control	AgriLand
Have resistance – will travel	Pest control	Pursuit
Managing mycotoxin risk in a difficult market	Pest control	Feedstuffs
Obscure wasp species could help farmers protect OSR	Pest control	FarmingUK
Rust pathogen for biological control of mile-a-minute weed	Pest control	Mirage News
Marauding locust swarms killed in Dausa with insecticide spray	Pesticide	The Hindu
Spices exporters welcome move to ban 27 insecticides	Pesticide	The Hindu BusinessLine
US EPA opens consultation on isothiazolinones draft review	Pesticide	Chemical Watch
Plant Probiotic Could Reduce Pesticide Use	Pesticide	Technology Networks
COVID-19 impact: Farmers fret as ‘unfair’ pesticide ban looms	Pesticide	Mid-Day
Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides	Pesticide	EPA
Government to Ban 27 Pesticides and Insecticides in India	Pesticide	Grainmart News
The insecticide fipronil affects the physical properties of model membranes	Pesticide	ScienceDirect.com
Herbicide ticks ryegrass resistant box	Pesticide	Farm Weekly
EU Proposes 2030 Goal to Reduce Pesticide Use by 50% and Increase Arable Land in Organic	Pesticide	Beyond Pesticides
New tool to calculate fungicide use	Pesticide	Fruitnet
Chlorothalonil alternatives to fight ramularia in spring barley	Pesticide	FarmersWeekly
EU commits to slash pesticide use by 50% by 2030 in green agriculture announcement	Pesticide	Energy Live News
Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new ‘deal’ for Irish and European farmers?	Pesticide	Agriland
EPA Reopens Comments for Bee-Killing Pesticide in Unusual Move	Pesticide	Bloomberg Law
European Commission unveils plans to halve pesticides in farming	Pesticide	The Irish Times
Viewpoint: Greenpeace lobbies to ban fungicides that kill cancer-causing mycotoxins	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy	Pesticide	Food Safety News
Farm to Fork strategy aims to slash pesticide use and risk by half	Pesticide	EurActiv
Bayer reaches verbal deal to settle up to 85000 Roundup cancer lawsuits	Pesticide	SeedQuest
Trial chips away at weed challenges	Pesticide	Farm Weekly
Neonicotinoid insecticide ban poor weather cut EU canola harvest area to 13-year low USDA finds	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Manufacturers Worry DDT Will Not Be Used	Pesticide	Scientific American
Corn School: Ground vs Aerial Fungicide Application	Pesticide	AgAir Update
Old batteries turned into fertiliser supplements for farmers	Soil management	ABC Science Online
Envirostream trials use of recycled battery products to boost crop fertiliser	Soil management	FOOD Magazine - Australia
Neonicotinoid insecticide ban and poor weather cut EU canola harvest area to 13-year low – USDA finds	Soil management	Daily Nation
EU commits to slash pesticide use by 50% by 2030 in green agriculture announcement	Soil management	Energy Live News
Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new ‘deal’ for Irish and European farmers?	Soil management	Agriland
Climate-friendly almond farmers coax life from drying Spanish soil	Soil management	Thomson Reuters Foundation
Toxic fish farm pesticide polluted ten lochs across Scotland	Water & irrigation	The Ferret
Nitrogen Fertiliser Poisoning Of Rivers To Face Cap – Says Greenpeace	Water & irrigation	Scoop.co.nz
Government invests $700 million to protect fresh waterways and announces raft of new regulations	Water & irrigation	Newshub

Spices exporters welcome move to ban 27 insecticides