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Headline	Category	Source
Key pesticide stewardship guidelines	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmersWeekly
FDA finds majority of food samples comply with pesticide residue standards	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Agri-Pulse
RISE joins more than 300 pesticide user groups in support of pesticide regulation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	hortidaily.com
EPA allows temporary certification modifications in light of COVID-19	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Pest Management Professional
Neonicotinoid insecticide ban and dry weather threaten Europe’s ‘fragile’ sugar industry	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Non-GMO pest-resistant sunflower field destroyed by French anti-biotech ‘Volunteer Reapers’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Promoting CRISPR crops at the expense of GMOs is short-sighted when we need both	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Options to reform the European Union legislation on GMOs	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
EU could jeopardize food safety by banning fungicides that kill cancer-causing toxins	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Greens warned fertiliser tax ‘will create pressure on farmers’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Newshub
MPs push govt to allow GMOs	Agricultural Policy & Politics	DailyNews
Spain’s climate bill threatens biofuel projects	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Argus Media
Pesticide scandal’: UK branded biggest exporter of ‘banned’ chemicals	Agricultural Policy & Politics	www.businessgreen.com
Relaxed gene-edited crop rules will give farmers more chemical-free pest control tools – EPA says	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
How plants ensure regular seed spacing	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
https://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1167952/reducing-nitrogen-with-boron-and-beer.html	Agricultural Research	Phys.Org
Agriculture university to educate farmers on pesticide use	Agricultural Research	The Tribune
Successful improvement of the catalytic activity of photosynthetic CO2 fixing enzyme Rubisco	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Agritech: Solution to food production	Agricultural Research	The Nation Newspaper
Agriculture university to educate farmers on pesticide use	Agricultural Research	The Tribune
Droplets of an herbicide-loaded hydrogel stick their landing	Agricultural Research	Chemical & Engineering News
New approach with airborne weed sensor	Agricultural Research	Farm Weekly
Biden and Trump cast sharply different visions for biofuels	Bioindustry	Agri-Pulse
Farmers need action on Renewable Fuel Standard	Bioindustry	Wallace's Farmer
Trump EPA sides with farmers over refiners in biofuel waiver decision	Bioindustry	Successful Farming
Trump Vows to Unleash Ethanol at Gas Pumps as He Woos Corn Belt	Bioindustry	Yahoo Canada Finance
Spain’s climate bill threatens biofuel projects	Bioindustry	Argus Media
Stubble burning: Gopal Rai says Pusa institute’s bio-decomposer can help reduce pollution	Environment	The Tribune
Global study reveals time running out for many soils but conservation measures can help	Environment	Science Daily
How fertiliser is making climate change worse	Environment	The Hindu BusinessLine
Synthetic fertilisers major contributors to climate change	Environment	The News International
Roundup glyphosate weedkiller wiping out Monarch butterflies? Media and advocacy groups badly report study	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
Tunisia’s startups target saving water & bees to counter global warming’s effects	Environment	Up News Info
Worldwide loss of phosphorus due to soil erosion quantified for the first time	Environment	Science Daily
Locust attacks declared natural disaster – states asked to undertake relief operations	Food security	Financial Express
Agritech: Solution to food production	Food security	The Nation Newspaper
Some but not all US metro areas could grow all needed food locally – estimates study	Food security	Science Daily
We can ‘finally’ grow GMOs—Nigerian farmer explains why developing countries need biotech crops	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
The fourth agricultural revolution is coming but who will really benefit?	Food security	MENAFN.COM
EU could jeopardize food safety by banning fungicides that kill cancer-causing toxins	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Using Genetically Modified Crops ‘Il help attain food security in Nigeria-Expert	Food security	Naija247news
Eight States To Hold Field Trials Of Bt Brinjal – Government Says More GM Crops To Protect farmers’interests	GM Crops	Swarajya
GM crops: Going around in circles	GM Crops	Financial Express
Study on Cultivation of GM Crops	GM Crops	Udaipur Kiran
Promoting CRISPR crops at the expense of GMOs is short-sighted when we need both	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
We can ‘finally’ grow GMOs—Nigerian farmer explains why developing countries need biotech crops	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Options to reform the European Union legislation on GMOs	GM Crops	Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
Mexico revokes commercial permit for Monsanto GMO soy	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Wine region leads push to remain GM-free	GM Crops	InDaily
A new meta-analysis finds that genetically modified Bt crops — in stark contrast to some pesticides	GM Crops	Alliance for Science
Using Genetically Modified Crops ‘Il help attain food security in Nigeria-Expert	GM Crops	Naija247news
Relaxed gene-edited crop rules will give farmers more chemical-free pest control tools – EPA says	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Sugarcane farm weeds to be targeted with robot to reduce herbicide use	Pest control	North Queensland Register
Deep-learning artificial-intelligence robot sprayer helps in farming fight to save Great Barrier Reef	Pest control	ABC News
Stewardship Is the Key to Protecting Weed Control Technologies	Pest control	Cotton Grower
Locust attacks declared natural disaster – states asked to undertake relief operations	Pest control	Financial Express
South African weevil set to be imported to ease fireweed threat	Pest control	ABC News
URI scientists fight invasive tree-killing beetle with beetle-killing wasp	Pest control	URI Today
Hitchhiking seeds pose substantial risk of nonnative plant invasions	Pest control	Science Daily
Weed robot sets sights on cane farms	Pest control	Mirage News
Scientists recommend integrated weed management to augment the impact of herbicides	Pest control	Life Sciences News
Choosing the right cover crop to protect the soil	Soil management	Science Daily
Reducing Nitrogen with Boron and Beer	Soil management	Chemie.de
Global study reveals time running out for many soils but conservation measures can help	Soil management	Science Daily
How fertiliser is making climate change worse	Soil management	The Hindu BusinessLine
Ammonia: hydrogen’s green soulmate?	Soil management	EURACTIV
Worldwide loss of phosphorus due to soil erosion quantified for the first time	Soil management	Science Daily

Key pesticide stewardship guidelines