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Headline	Category	Source
North-east MSP criticises Westminster over farming plans	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Grampian Online
Bill Would Change Fines For Misusing Pesticides – Including Dicamba	Agricultural Policy & Politics	WFYI
Local anti-pesticide laws not allowed in France	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Connexion
With sugar beet production dropping UK approves emergency neonic pesticide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Bayer BASF Accused of Boycotting Seed Pesticide E-Platforms	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Bloomberg Law
UK grants emergency approval to use Syngenta neonicotinoid insecticide on sugar beet seeds	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Chemical Week
UK launches consultation that could roll back restrictive CRISPR crop rules and unlock ‘substantial benefits’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Defra seeks support for Gene Editing of crops and livestock	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Scottish Farmer
New coal mines and pesticides… the UK’s so called “green industrial revolution” is off to a great	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Daily Mail
Mexican Officials to Decide if GMO Corn Ban Will Apply to Feed	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Bloomberg
Urea fertiliser consultation nears end amid possible ban	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Irish MEP warns that British are breaking away from GMO standards	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Irish Farmers Journal
UK launches consultation on gene editing – signals divergence from EU	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Internal Market Act could force GM crops on Scotland	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Scotsman
Consultation could open door to gene edited crops	Agricultural Policy & Politics	British Baker
UK Government bids to solve seed potatoes export ban	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Press and Journal
PMFAI demands GST reduction on pesticides to 5% from 18%	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Times of India
Gene editing rule change could see Scots farmers at major disadvantage	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FG Insight
CalEPA puts regulatory might behind environmentalist calls for pesticide notifications	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Agri-Pulse
Government to let farmers use bee-killing pesticide banned in EU	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Independent
Calabrese Mukherji & Benson Bill to Restrict the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides in NJ Clears …	Agricultural Policy & Politics	InsiderNJ
All CRISPR crops are GMOs in Europe? Groundbreaking court ruling may have been misinterpreted	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Parliament adopts a law to protect biodiversity against GMOs	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AFRIK 21
Public Interest Groups Sue EPA for Reapproving Controversial Herbicide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Public News Service
Environment department scientist calls for biotechnology debate	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Guardian
Scotland may be ‘forced’ to sell GM food if England changes law	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The National
Portuguese presidency to handle agriculture ‘with eyes on the future’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
UK launches consultation on gene editing – signals divergence from EU	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Delivering on the EU Green Deal: What role for innovation and disruptive technologies in agriculture	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Trees: the root to securing environmental support payments?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
EU agrees to recognise UK organic standards until 2023	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Gene-editing will boost UK crop yields – scientists say	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Pesticide Vydate will not be re-authorised – Defra confirms	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
EU Exit Perspectives: New deal – new rules – new era for UK food and farming	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AHDB
Statement on the decision to issue – with strict conditions – emergency authorisation to use a product containing a neonicotinoid to treat sugar beet seed in 2021	Agricultural Policy & Politics	SeedQuest
14 Self-Propelled Sprayers Providing Pinpoint Accuracy in 2021	Agricultural Research	CropLife
Researchers Create Plant-Based Oil To Replicate Omega-3s in Fish	Agricultural Research	Verywell Health
Getting more bang for your buck in crop production…using drones	Agricultural Research	Agriland
UK launches consultation that could roll back restrictive CRISPR crop rules and unlock ‘substantial benefits’	Agricultural Research	Genetic Literacy Project
Defra seeks support for Gene Editing of crops and livestock	Agricultural Research	he Scottish Farmer
Sowing the Seeds of Agricultural Biotechnology	Agricultural Research	Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Escalating Technical Developments in Plant Genomics	Agricultural Research	WhaTech
Researchers Discover How a Bio-Pesticide Works against Spider Mites	Agricultural Research	Lab Manager Magazine
Environment department scientist calls for biotechnology debate	Agricultural Research	The Guardian
Plant breeding sector split over potential of patenting to spur innovation	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
EU bets on research to put Farm to Fork ambition into action	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
£213m to upgrade the UK’s world-class research infrastructure	Agricultural Research	BBSRC
Gene-editing will boost UK crop yields – scientists say	Agricultural Research	FarmingUK
How plants compete for underground real estate affects climate change and food production	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
After 100 years plant pathologists revisit fire blight hypothesis	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
New law gives Ghana’s plant researchers incentive to develop new varieties	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
How India can move towards sustainability with biofuels and electric vehicles	Bioindustry	ETEnergyworld.com
Sorghum biofuel?	Bioindustry	Nutritional Outlook
Energy sorghum may combine best of annual perennial bioenergy crops	Bioindustry	SeedQuest
Climate change reduces the abundance and diversity of wild bees	Environment	Science Daily
Wild bees are more at risk from climate change-related weather disturbances than from destruction of their habitats	Environment	Daily Mail
Protecting Bees From Fungicide Applications	Environment	AGInfo
UC grant to strengthen honey bee health and crop pollination	Environment	Woodland Daily Democrat
Petition launched to stop EU banned bee-killing pesticide being reintroduced in UK	Environment	The London Economic
Addressing sustainability challenges by improving soil health	Environment	Agriland
Framework sheds light on nitrogen loss of producing common food items	Environment	Science Daily
German cabinet fails to reach an agreement on insect protection	Environment	EurActiv
Trees: the root to securing environmental support payments?	Environment	FarmingUK
UK allows emergency use of bee-harming pesticide	Environment	BBC
China approves two GM crop varieties in bid to support biotechnology and boost food security	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Healthier food – healthier planet: transforming food systems	Food security	BBSRC
Is the UK ready for plant-based diets?	Food security	Global Food Security
China approves two GMO corn varieties for import	GM Crops	World Grain
USDA green lights high-yield herbicide-resistant GM corn variety	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
China to approve further domestic GMO corn and soy crop varieties	GM Crops	Successful Farming
China approves two GMO corn strains for imports as demand soars	GM Crops	American Journal of Transportation
Mexico mulls use of GMO corn in feed	GM Crops	World Grain
China Approves 2 GMO Corn Strains for Import as Demand Soars	GM Crops	Caixin Global
UK launches consultation that could roll back restrictive CRISPR crop rules and unlock ‘substantial benefits’	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Campaigners hail Mexican ban on genetically modified corn	GM Crops	The Nation
Mexican Officials to Decide if GMO Corn Ban Will Apply to Feed	GM Crops	Bloomberg
Irish MEP warns that British are breaking away from GMO standards	GM Crops	Irish Farmers Journal
England considering gene editing for food	GM Crops	Food Safety News
Internal Market Act could force GM crops on Scotland	GM Crops	The Scotsman
Consultation could open door to gene edited crops	GM Crops	British Baker
Debunking ‘dangerous’ anti-GMO misinformation that harms developing countries	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Getting the facts about GMO foods	GM Crops	RFD-TV
China approves two GM crop varieties in bid to support biotechnology and boost food security	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Bangladesh Conducts Field Trials Of Bt Cotton Even As India Drags Its Feet On New GM Crops	GM Crops	Swarajya
Campaigners hail Mexican ban on genetically modified corn	GM Crops	Phys.Org
Scotland may be ‘forced’ to sell GM food if England changes law	GM Crops	The National
Herbicide may improve organic cell efficiency by up to 1.6%	Organics	pv magazine International
EU agrees to recognise UK organic standards until 2023	Organics	FarmingUK
Beating the ‘billion-dollar bug’ is a shared burden	Pest control	Science Daily
Bacterium protects rice plants from diseases	Pest control	Science Daily
Could circadian timing help improve crop protection?	Pest control	The John Innes Centre
It’s a slug’s life — how to minimise damage by these destructive pests	Pest control	Farm Ireland
Stay true to integrated pest management	Pest control	Science Magazine
Variety ‘watch list’ for wheat yellow rust released	Pest control	AHDB
First report of tomato brown rugose fruit virus in New Zealand	Pest control	SeedQuest
Beating the ‘billion-dollar bug’ is a shared burden	Pest control	SeedQuest
BASF : starts global registration for new and environmentally friendly insecticide active ingredient	Pesticide	marketscreener.com
Bill Would Change Fines For Misusing Pesticides – Including Dicamba	Pesticide	WFYI
UK government approves use of bee-harming pesticide	Pesticide	FreshPlaza.com
West Norfolk MP backs pesticide rule change – despite Greta Thunberg criticism	Pesticide	Lynn News
Newsom to raise pesticide fees to cover environmental justice goals	Pesticide	Agri-Pulse
Local anti-pesticide laws not allowed in France	Pesticide	The Connexion
With sugar beet production dropping UK approves emergency neonic pesticide	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
UK grants emergency approval to use Syngenta neonicotinoid insecticide on sugar beet seeds	Pesticide	Chemical Week
Department of weather asks farmers of Hamirpur to spray fungicide if yellow rust appears in wheat	Pesticide	United News of India
USDA green lights high-yield herbicide-resistant GM corn variety	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Has Dicamba Use Reached Its Peak?	Pesticide	CropLife
Petition launched to stop EU banned bee-killing pesticide being reintroduced in UK	Pesticide	The London Economic
New coal mines and pesticides… the UK’s so called “green industrial revolution” is off to a great	Pesticide	Daily Mail
All foods contain pesticides and 99.99% are natural’: 8 critical facts about chemicals that help us grow food	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Pesticide believed to kill bees is authorised for use in England	Pesticide	The Guardian
It starts with the soybean seed	Pesticide	Successful Farming
Court Rejects EPA Review on Sulfoxaflor	Pesticide	DTN The Progressive Farmer
Congress pushes EPA to address nutrient pollution and pesticides	Pesticide	Agri-Pulse
It’s a slug’s life — how to minimise damage by these destructive pests	Pesticide	Farm Ireland
Neonicotinoid pesticides: the saviour or the enemy?	Pesticide	New Food
CalEPA puts regulatory might behind environmentalist calls for pesticide notifications	Pesticide	Agri-Pulse
Pesticide Exposure Linked to Multiple Myeloma Precursor	Pesticide	DocWire News
Potato growers dealt blow with loss of Vydate pesticide	Pesticide	Press and Journal
Calabrese Mukherji & Benson Bill to Restrict the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides in NJ Clears …	Pesticide	InsiderNJ
6 steps to halt herbicide-resistant weeds	Pesticide	Successful Farming
Herbicide may improve organic cell efficiency by up to 1.6%	Pesticide	pv magazine International
Weed resistance to herbicides becoming costly for farmers	Pesticide	Chatham This Week
Germany Pulls Moroccan Peppers Due to Toxic Pesticide Use	Pesticide	Morocco World News
Pesticide Vydate will not be re-authorised – Defra confirms	Pesticide	FarmingUK
Statement on the decision to issue – with strict conditions – emergency authorisation to use a product containing a neonicotinoid to treat sugar beet seed in 2021	Pesticide	SeedQuest
UK allows emergency use of bee-harming pesticide	Pesticide	BBC
No-till practices in vulnerable areas significantly reduce soil erosion	Soil management	Science Daily
Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year	Soil management	Science Daily
Your organic waste will be upcycled to fertilise fields	Soil management	Mirage News
Guide to key cross-compliance dates for UK regions 2021	Soil management	FarmersWeekly
Walkers Crisps and CCm Technologies to turn potato waste into fertiliser	Soil management	Bioenergy Insight Magazine
Urea fertiliser consultation nears end amid possible ban	Soil management	FarmingUK
Addressing sustainability challenges by improving soil health	Soil management	Agriland
Urea plant to grow Midwest industry	Soil management	Farm Weekly
Lake Tahoe considers ‘controversial’ herbicides for the first time in fight against aquatic weeds	Water & irrigation	SFGate

North-east MSP criticises Westminster over farming plans