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Headline	Category	Source
Brexit Now	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AHDB
Agri-machinery expert: EU CAP should go digital to be ‘green and attractive’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
UK climate change risk assessment: Government report 2012	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Gov.uk
Interest organisations give evidence on Brexit and agriculture	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Parliament UK
Lawmakers backing pesticide restrictions poised to shape farm policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Capital Press
Slashing EPA Budget Could Hurt Pesticides Industry	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Bloomberg BNA
What will Trump’s ‘2-for-1’ executive order limiting regulations mean for GMOlabeling law?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Major questions facing agriculture in 2017	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AgroNews
Trusting science in an age of ‘truthiness’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
EU GM vote ends in deadlock again	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Farming Online
Public consultation on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Farming Online
UK may allow GM crops after Brexit	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FreshPlaza
UK food sector should invest in environmental health of farmland they depend on Thinktank says	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Scots minister unveils changes to CAP greening rules	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FWi
NFU applies for neonic derogation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingOnline
France unveils packed 2017 environmental research programme	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
Understanding the challenge of resistance in agriculture	Agricultural Research	BBSRC
France unveils packed 2017 environmental research programme	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
Trusting science in an age of ‘truthiness’	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
Euro1m investigation into sensors for barley and potato disease begins	Agricultural Research	Siliconrepublic.com
Sugarcane aphid research outlines economical control methods	Agricultural Research	Pampa News
Chemical breakthrough gives hope for future of agricultural weed control	Agricultural Research	ABC Online
British Crop Production Council celebrates 50th anniversary this year	Agricultural Research	FarmingUK
Research strategy in a changing world	Agricultural Research	Global Food Security
How plants fight off disease	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
NFU Mutual to offer Centenary Award for postgraduate students in agriculture	Agricultural Research	FarmingUK
EPA Seeks Comments On GHG Analysis Of Sugar Beets For Biofuel Feedstock	Bioindustry	The National Law Review
EU is ‘falling’ behind in its climate policies for transport	Bioindustry	Biofuels International Magazine
Why the EU shouldn’t backtrack on conventional biofuels	Bioindustry	POLITICO.eu
New Enzyme Has Potential to Turn Plant Biomass into Biofuel	Bioindustry	R & D Magazine
Mercedes-Benz tests Clariant’s cellulosic ethanol product	Bioindustry	Biofuels International Magazine
Pesticides Can Mess Up How Bees Fly	Environment	Inside Science News Service
Agri-machinery expert: EU CAP should go digital to be ‘green and attractive’	Environment	EurActiv
Is America’s most common pesticide responsible for killing our bees?	Environment	The Guardian
Endangered Species Act lawsuit over pesticides resurrected	Environment	Capital Press
Gold standard’ of assessing neonitcotinoids: Field bee hive studies find pesticides not a major source of health issues	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
Insect-resistant GMO Bt rice poses ‘negligible risks’ to non-target species study finds	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
Common Pesticide Ingredient Labeled “Inert” Increases Honey Bee Susceptibility to Virus	Environment	Beyond Pesticides
Biotechnology solution to food insecurity	Food security	Guardian
Will Biotechnology Regulations Squelch Food and Farming Innovation?	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Will future risks be shared along the entire agri food chain?	Food security	AgriLand
A new avenue for breeding drought-tolerant wheat	Food security	Global Plant Council
Research strategy in a changing world	Food security	Global Food Security
We throw away a third of the food we grow: what to do about waste	Food security	Farming Futures
Shortage of plant breeders makes feeding growing world difficult	Food security	Stuff
Genetically modified wheat will be grown in the UK	GM Crops	Daily Mail
Field trials for GM wheat plants get green light in the UK	GM Crops	AgriLand
GM wheat trial given go ahead	GM Crops	FG Insight
New ‘super yield’ GM wheat trial finally gets the green signal	GM Crops	Publicist Report
New rules on GMO about to trigger debate	GM Crops	Korea Times
Mexico unlikely to see GMO crops anytime soon after court reaffirms block on test plots	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
S. Korea’s imports of GMO food products top 2 mln tons in 2016	GM Crops	Yonhap News
What will Trump’s ‘2-for-1’ executive order limiting regulations mean for GMOlabeling law?	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM crop trials start at Essex University site	GM Crops	Gazette
Essex site to begin GM crop trials	GM Crops	FarmingUK
Rothamsted gets green light to trial new GM wheat	GM Crops	NFU Online
Deadlock over growing GM crops in Europe	GM Crops	Irish Independent
Genetically-modified wheat to be grown in Britain despite environmentalist opposition	GM Crops	RT
Is genetically modified wheat safe?	GM Crops	BBC
Super yield’ GMO wheat gets green light for field trials in UK over critics’ objections	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
This New Super Crop Could Change the Way We Grow Wheat	GM Crops	Food by VICE
GM crops: the ‘debate’ goes on	GM Crops	Cambridge Network
Green light for another GM trial – growing wheat in the field – at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden	GM Crops	Herts Advertiser
One Hawaiian Island Is Losing the GMO Fight	GM Crops	Outside Magazine
Farmers and conservation groups suing the EPA for approving Monsanto’s	GM Crops	Natural News
Korean labeling law exempts food grown from GMO seeds with no GMO traces in final product	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Friends of the Earth activist campaigner calls for increased regulation of ‘GMO 2.0’ gene edited food	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Local and central government differ over GMO policy	GM Crops	chinadialogue
UK votes support for first GMO crop since 1998 – breaking with EU	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Protecting rice crops at no extra cost	GM Crops	Science daily
Monsanto man makes case for GMs	GM Crops	The Scottish Farmer
EU GM vote ends in deadlock again	GM Crops	Farming Online
GM wheat trial gets go ahead	GM Crops	Farming Online
Apple which never goes brown could hit British shelves after Brexit	GM Crops	Metro
Global GMO food market expected to reach 130 million tons by 2021	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Heilongjiang province – bread basket of north-east China – bans planting of GM crops	GM Crops	GMWatch
We’re having the wrong argument about GMOs	GM Crops	Washington Post
New GMO corn study: ‘Transgenic maize is safe and nutritious as conventional non-transgenic maize’	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Are We Finally Accepting the Scientific Consensus on GMOs?	GM Crops	Townhall
Misconceptions Continue About The Non-Browning Apples Coming To A Store Near You	GM Crops	Forbes
UK may allow GM crops after Brexit	GM Crops	FreshPlaza
GMO ban in Chinese province highlights major difference between public and government	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Insect-resistant GMO Bt rice poses ‘negligible risks’ to non-target species study finds	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Only conspiracy theories left to challenge science consensus that GMOs are safe	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
More EU States Vote to Prohimit Planting New GMO Seed Varieties	GM Crops	Wisconsin Ag Connection
Will Biotechnology Regulations Squelch Food and Farming Innovation?	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM Insects Could Disrupt Food Trade	GM Crops	Science daily
Protecting rice crops at no extra cost	GM Crops	Global Plant Council
The Sainsbury Laboratory submits application to DEFRA for approval to carry out a field trial on GM potatoes	GM Crops	SeedQuest
Genetically modified insects could disrupt international food trade	Organics	Science Daily
Adoption of organic agriculture / biopesticides is anticipated to witness a healthy rise in Herbicides	Organics	openPR
FDA and USDA Work Toward GMO Regulation Modernization	Organics	Organic Authority
Government confirms support for organic	Organics	Farming Online
New crop protection tools help farmers	Organics	STLtoday.com
Facts and figures on organic agriculture in the European Union	Organics	Europa
Scottish farmers converting to organic eligible for financial support	Organics	FarmingUK
Economist blasts ‘bonkers’ organic agriculture	Organics	FWi
Understanding the challenge of resistance in agriculture	Pest control	BBSRC
Here’s how to manage sugarcane aphids economically	Pest control	Southwest Farm Press
Privet on the menu for new biocontrol bug	Pest control	OurAuckland
CPCRI creates awareness on biological control of black headed caterpillar	Pest control	Deccan Herald
New biological control	Pest control	Golf Course Industry Magazine
Combatting Invasive Alien Species	Pest control	Marketwired
Top 10 Trends in Agricultural Biologicals Market: Bio-pesticides/ Bio-stimulants/ Bio-insecticides	Pest control	NewsMaker
Adoption of organic agriculture / biopesticides is anticipated to witness a healthy rise in Herbicides	Pest control	openPR
New satellite pest risk service to improve African farmers’ livelihoods	Pest control	Farming Online
Taming ornamental plant invasion in Kenya	Pest control	SciDev.Net
State recognizes organizations for managing pests with less pesticides	Pest control	Porterville Recorder
Black-grass-affected crops: Stick or twist?	Pest control	FGInsight
Biocontrol nematodes bite rootworms in non-Bt corn	Pest control	American Agriculturist
Mycotoxin survey suggests regular monitoring of feed/ silages	Pest control	Feedstuffs
New crop protection tools help farmers	Pest control	STLtoday.com
Stem rust may have returned to Europe	Pest control	Farming Futures
Damaging wheat rust makes further advances in Europe	Pest control	FarmingUK
atch up with the BIOCOMES project: ‘New biological products for sustainable farming and forestry’	Pest control	SeedQuest
Growers put on disease alert for oilseed rape crops	Pest control	FWi
8% of British OSR crop lost to flea beetle and drought	Pest control	FWi
Lawmakers backing pesticide restrictions poised to shape farm policy	Pesticide	Capital Press
Activists sue Department of Pesticide Regulation	Pesticide	Register Pajaronian
Slashing EPA Budget Could Hurt Pesticides Industry	Pesticide	Bloomberg BNA
6 Things to Know About EPA Review of Pyrethroids	Pesticide	AgNet West
Endocrine disruptors	Pesticide	Kemianteollisuus
Court Revives Suit Over Government Pesticide Approvals	Pesticide	ABC News
Department of Pesticide Regulation sued over “underground regulation” of cancer-causing fumigant	Pesticide	YubaNet
Herbicide resistance spreads	Pesticide	Agri News
Herbicide poses serious threat	Pesticide	The Guardian
Brazil set new record in agrochemicals’ registration in 2016	Pesticide	AgroNews
India’s registration committee adopts new rules for pesticides	Pesticide	AgroNews
Mega’ pesticide challenge revived on appeal	Pesticide	Reuters
Lucia Calderón and Yadira Grajeda: Pesticide regulators’ claims don’t measure up	Pesticide	Santa Cruz Sentinel
Harmful/ banned pesticides still being sold on Ugandan market	Pesticide	NTV Uganda
Pesticides pose risk to workers research finds	Pesticide	The Phnom Penh Post
Off-target weed herbicide spray drift damages more than half of NSW’s cotton crops	Pesticide	ABC Online
Pesticide bans are catch-22 for landowners	Pesticide	EurActiv
No set pesticide against dreaded Armyworm: minister	Pesticide	Independent Online
Agriculture dept ‘will take action’ to deal with Fall Army Worm outbreak	Pesticide	Citizen
Last year’s pesticide reports spark review by EPA	Pesticide	Tryon Daily Bulletin
Water quality affects pesticide performance	Pesticide	Capital Press
Endangered Species Act lawsuit over pesticides resurrected	Pesticide	Capital Press
Gold standard’ of assessing neonitcotinoids: Field bee hive studies find pesticides not a major source of health issues	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Resistance management even more critical with new herbicides	Pesticide	Southeast Farm Press
No pesticide testing done for medical marijuana Health Canada says	Pesticide	The Globe and Mail
Farmers to wait longer for fall army worm pesticide	Pesticide	South African Broadcasting Corporation
New crop protection tools help farmers	Pesticide	STLtoday.com
British Crop Production Council Celebrates Golden Anniversary	Pesticide	Stackyard
NFU submits neonicotinoid application for third consecutive year	Pesticide	FGInsight
Banned pesticides continue to affect toxicity in streams	Pesticide	Europa
NFU applies for neonic derogation	Pesticide	FarmingOnline
Slow release fertiliser can revolutionise agriculture’	Soil management	Business Standard
Farming Connect: Increasing carbon storage in grassland	Soil management	FarmingUK
Increasing the water table in agricultural peatland could hold key to reducing UK’s greenhouse gas emissions	Soil management	Science daily
Technology allows 9% of fertiliser to be redeployed	Soil management	Scoop.co.nz
Know soils/ improve profits	Soil management	Stock & Land
Slow-release fertilizer boosts crop yields/ reduces environmental damage	Soil management	Farming Futures
No wheat yield benefit at high fertiliser rates says trial	Soil management	FWi
Herbicide detected in Warkworth water treatment plant	Water & irrigation	Auckland stuff.co.nz
Water-friendly slug pellet reduction project wins Rushlight Award	Water & irrigation	Energy and Environmental Management
Water quality affects pesticide performance	Water & irrigation	Capital Press
Increasing the water table in agricultural peatland could hold key to reducing UK’s greenhouse gas emissions	Water & irrigation	Science daily
Banned pesticides continue to affect toxicity in streams	Water & irrigation	Europa
Increasing the water table could protect farmland – says new study	Water & irrigation	FarmingUK
8% of British OSR crop lost to flea beetle and drought	Water & irrigation	FWi

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