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Headline	Category	Source
Sustainable biofuels from crops must be part of EU’s ‘Green Deal’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Biodiesel Magazine
Trump’s new budget: Ag on the chopping block	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Politico
Certain Organisms Obtained by Mutagenesis Must Comply with GMO Regulations	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Seed World
To ban or not to ban? What future for pesticides and GMOs in the EU?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FRANCE 24
EPA Issues Interim Registration Review Decision for Glyphosate	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The National Law Review
High Court raps state for laxity in case under Insecticide Act	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Tribune
France must put gene-edited crops under GMO rules this year-court	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Successful Farming
The Philippines has rated ‘Golden Rice’ safe – but farmers may not plant it	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Fairfield Citizen
EPA regulatory review of glyphosate finds no health risks when the herbicide is used according to	Agricultural Policy & Politics	KEYC
Limited progress on pesticides and EU meat tax and swine fever	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Maladapted’ EU regulation hinders non-toxic biopesticide development	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Fertiliser regulation causing controversy in Germany	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Mendocino County establishes additional prohibitions on GMOs	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Ukiah Daily Journal
New GMOs’: Kyriakides gets off on wrong foot with biased consultation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Idaho pesticide rules could be relax after crop-duster association complaints	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Idaho Statesman
Auditors Find EU Countries Flouting Pesticide Reduction Law	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Bloomberg Environment
Mutagenesis techniques must be subject to GMO regulation – says French court	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
EU review of strict CRISPR crop rules dominated by biotech industry – anti-GMO groups allege	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
France must put gene-edited crops under GMO rules this year – rules the country’s top administrative court	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Reuters
How Ag-Tech can help the agriculture industry embrace sustainability	Agricultural Research	TechNative
Detecting effects of herbicide runoff	Agricultural Research	ScienceDirect.com
How is Agriculture Embracing IoT Technology?	Agricultural Research	CIOReview
Using artificial intelligence – agricultural robots are on the rise	Agricultural Research	The Economist
Bio control agents to control virulent fungal disease in banana undergoing field tests	Agricultural Research	The Hindu
GMO ‘fusion protein’ technology could expand genetic diversity in food crops	Agricultural Research	Genetic Literacy Project
Odd.Bot – the weed-pulling robot that could eliminate herbicides	Agricultural Research	Inhabitat
Branching out for a new green revolution	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Genetic Engineering and Editing of Plants: An Analysis of New and Persisting Questions	Agricultural Research	Annual Review of Plant Biology
Taking a byte out of big data in farming	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Model shows how to make on-farm sustainable energy projects profitable	Bioindustry	Science Daily
Sustainable biofuels from crops must be part of EU’s ‘Green Deal’	Bioindustry	Biodiesel Magazine
EPA Sets Final Rule for 2021 Biomass-Based Diesel Requirement	Bioindustry	Transport Topics Online
New land use report urges increase of bioenergy crops in the UK	Bioindustry	FarmingOnline
Biofuels are meant to clean up flying’s carbon crisis. They won’t	Bioindustry	Wired
Scientists warn humanity about worldwide insect decline	Environment	Science Daily
Bees and crop plants subjects of new ‘pollination guide’ for Brazil	Environment	Phys.Org
How Ag-Tech can help the agriculture industry embrace sustainability	Environment	TechNative
Cuban rivers free from pollution thanks to green farming	Environment	Morning Star Online
Northern Ireland Assembly declares climate emergency	Environment	AgriLand
Farms urged to become ‘asset innovators’	Environment	FarmingUK
Green groups warn of threat to environment as cross-compliance falls away	Environment	FGInsight
Tanzania Hires Highly Technical Planes To Spray Marauding Locusts	Food security	Zimbabwe News
Golden Rice and the EU’s GMO conundrum	Food security	EurActiv
To ban or not to ban? What future for pesticides and GMOs in the EU?	GM Crops	FRANCE 24
Organic GMOs? French court rules 2500 crops sold as organic are GMO and must be labeled and cultivation banned	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GMO corn that tolerates temperature drops could help farmers protect crop yields	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Italian minister: Unlike gene editing GMOs belong to the past	GM Crops	EurActiv
With Nigeria’s recent approval of GM cowpea Prof. Mohammad Ishiyaku reached the end of “10-year slow walk journey.”	GM Crops	Alliance for Science
Consumers who reject CRISPR fear that gene-edited crops cause allergies and only benefit food companies	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM rice approved in Philippines – but with limited accessibility – says study	GM Crops	New Food
More countries adopting biotech crops	GM Crops	Daily Monitor
Bt Cotton: Cultivating Farmer Distress in India	GM Crops	Kashmir Times
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers	GM Crops	Science Daily
Biotechnology could save our favorite banana. Will anti-GMO activists stand in the way?	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
France must put gene-edited crops under GMO rules this year-court	GM Crops	Successful Farming
Non GMO salt? Gluten free orange juice? No hormone-added chicken? Study suggests many consumers overpay	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Teaching shoppers about food labels may not discourage non-GMO product purchases	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Once ‘misinformed and misled’ about GMOs – Ugandan farmers eager to grow disease-resistant cassava	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Filipino farmers ‘clamor’ for access to GMO insect-resistant Bt eggplant	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Former holistic nutritionist explains why she demonized GMOs—and how science changed her mind	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GMO herbicide-tolerant canola increased Canadian farm profits $233 million	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Mutagenesis techniques must be subject to GMO regulation – says French court	GM Crops	EurActiv
Golden Rice and the EU’s GMO conundrum	GM Crops	EurActiv
Developing late blight resistant GMO potato varieties for Africa	GM Crops	Potato News Today
High fibre wheat genes identified by UK scientists	GM Crops	FarmingUK
Genetic Engineering and Editing of Plants: An Analysis of New and Persisting Questions	GM Crops	Annual Review of Plant Biology
When genetic material is ‘smuggled’ into the next plant generation	GM Crops	SeedQuest
France must put gene-edited crops under GMO rules this year – rules the country’s top administrative court	GM Crops	Reuters
Organic GMOs? French court rules 2500 crops sold as organic are GMO and must be labeled and cultivation banned	Organics	Genetic Literacy Project
Gov’t sends 18000 litres of pesticides to Karamoja	Pest control	The Observer
These Genetically-Modified Moths Can Bring Down Crop Pest Populations	Pest control	Mashable India
Tanzania Hires Highly Technical Planes To Spray Marauding Locusts	Pest control	Zimbabwe News
How to manage disease in late drilled wheat crops this spring	Pest control	FG Insight
Scientists quantify the true cost of black-grass	Pest control	The Scottish Farmer
Prairie farmers facing increasing herbicide resistance pressure	Pest control	RealAgriculture
How genetically engineered moths could save billions in crop damage losses	Pest control	Digital Trends
East Africa’s #Locust plague shows we need an honest conversation about #Pesticides	Pest control	EU Reporter
Disease Outlook 2020: Some New – Some Old Threats to Corn and Soybeans	Pest control	agprofessional.com
Maladapted’ EU regulation hinders non-toxic biopesticide development	Pest control	Genetic Literacy Project
Bio control agents to control virulent fungal disease in banana undergoing field tests	Pest control	The Hindu
Onion growers have new tool versus fungicide-resistant disease	Pest control	Cornell Chronicle
Mycotoxin co-occurrence a global problem	Pest control	FeedStrategy.com
Insect Bites and Warmer Climate Means Double-Trouble for Plants	Pest control	Science Daily
How farmers’ opinions determine success of plant-disease control strategies	Pest control	Global Plant Council
Crop residues are a potential source of beneficial microorganisms and biocontrol agents	Pest control	Global Plant Council
Crop damage caused by dicamba raises questions about how EPA will handle Bayer’s request to reapprove herbicide	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Corteva Dropping Chlorpyrifos	Pesticide	KTIC
To ban or not to ban? What future for pesticides and GMOs in the EU?	Pesticide	FRANCE 24
Understanding the ‘Revylution’ in fungicides	Pesticide	Agriland
Tracing a pesticide’s use in CT amid debate over ban	Pesticide	Middletown Press
Consumers concerned about crop protection products	Pesticide	Agri News
Pesticides Spraying on Farms Using Drones is Illegal in India	Pesticide	Grainmart News
EPA Issues Interim Registration Review Decision for Glyphosate	Pesticide	The National Law Review
Identifying when it is financially beneficial to increase or decrease fungicide dose	Pesticide	wiley.com
EPA regulatory review of glyphosate finds no health risks when the herbicide is used according to	Pesticide	KEYC
How these pretty weeds resist Roundup	Pesticide	Futurity
East Africa’s #Locust plague shows we need an honest conversation about #Pesticides	Pesticide	EU Reporter
Pesticide Police – Overwhelmed By Dicamba Complaints – Ask EPA For Help	Pesticide	NPR
A US court blamed Roundup for causing cancer. Then Canada defended the herbicide	Pesticide	CBC.ca
Pesticide risk unknown due to lack of data – auditors warn	Pesticide	EUobserver
Emergency pesticide use not permitted in Romania and Lithuania	Pesticide	EurActiv
Latino groups vow to fight for ban on pesticide linked to children’s health problems	Pesticide	NBCNews.com
Chlorpyrifos pesticide banned in California – linked to several health problems	Pesticide	Action News Now
Pesticide debate: Plants make their own ‘carcinogenic’ pesticides – and we ‘eat a lot more of them’	Pesticide	Potato News Today
Pesticide risk unknown due to lack of data auditors warn	Pesticide	EU Observer
Understanding the ‘Revylution’ in fungicides	Pesticide	AgriLand
UK potato businesses urged to ditch CIPC ahead of use-up date	Pesticide	AgriLand
EU making ‘limited and weak’ progress on pesticide use	Pesticide	FarmingUK
Prepare now for changes to potato seed treatment options	Pesticide	FGInsight
Bayer asks California court to reverse $86 million Roundup cancer verdict	Pesticide	AgroPages
Three-quarters of the Nitrogen put into Irish soils is not utilised – costing farmers millions	Soil management	Farm Ireland
What can I do to protect the water quality in my area?	Soil management	Agriland
Moving fungicides down in soil	Soil management	Golfdom magazine
Soil Health Card Scheme Yielding Results	Soil management	Swarajya
Key to successful agriculture in Africa is more fertilisers	Soil management	IPPmedia
Cuban rivers free from pollution thanks to green farming	Soil management	Morning Star Online
Fertiliser regulation causing controversy in Germany	Soil management	EurActiv
Soil health card reduces fertiliser use by 10%	Soil management	Economic Times
Upton lights fire under ministers over flawed water quality tool	Soil management	Newsroom
Global Nitrogen Outlook: Top 4 Market Themes to Watch in 2020	Soil management	CropLife
Sewage sludge could be spreading microplastics – report warns	Soil management	FarmingUK
What can I do to protect the water quality in my area?	Water & irrigation	Agriland
National survey shows pesticide residue levels in Taranaki groundwater	Water & irrigation	Stuff.co.nz
Cuban rivers free from pollution thanks to green farming	Water & irrigation	Morning Star Online
Upton lights fire under ministers over flawed water quality tool	Water & irrigation	Newsroom
Photo-sensitive materials to remove harmful pesticides from drinking water	Water & irrigation	Advanced Science News

Sustainable biofuels from crops must be part of EU’s ‘Green Deal’