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Headline	Category	Source
Lords seek to allow gene-editing in UK ‘to produce healthy hardier crops’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Guardian
German Green faction pushes for gene editing and overhaul of regulation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EURACTIV
Creating a sustainable food system: the EU’s strategy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EURACTIV
Most EU countries not doing enough to tackle air pollution – Commission says	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Midwest Communication
Agricultural conservation schemes not enough to protect Britain’s rarest butterflies	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Science Daily
Solution to viscosity mystery may curb pesticide pollution	Agricultural Research	Futurity
Tiny Weed-Killing Robots Could Make Pesticides Obsolete	Agricultural Research	OneZero
The race is on to grow crops in seawater and feed millions	Agricultural Research	Wired
Consumers don’t understand the difference between CRISPR and GMOs	Agricultural Research	Fence Post
Why Agricultural Biotechnology Market players can become big in years to come?	Agricultural Research	Apsters News
Digital tools needed to help apply fertiliser targets to national level – say stakeholders	Agricultural Research	EURACTIV
Transgenic rice lowers blood pressure of hypertensive rats	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Malaysia to file WTO legal action against EU over restrictions on palm biofuel	Bioindustry	Successful Farming
Ag biofuel groups challenge EPA on SAFE Vehicles rule	Bioindustry	Ethanol Producer Magazine
Alarming long-term effects of insecticides weaken ant colonies	Environment	Science Daily
Syngenta invests in sustainable ag	Environment	Wallace's Farmer
Farmers call for green trade policy to help tackle climate change	Environment	Sky News
Life attracts life’: the Irish farmers filling their fields with bees and butterflies	Environment	The Guardian
Pesticide lifecycle management in agriculture and public health	Environment	ScienceDirect.com
We depend on bees for 1/3 of our food? Pesticides threaten bees? Farmer challenges pollinator myths	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
Eco-warriors highlight threat of alien vegetation to water sources	Environment	Independent Online
Eco-warriors highlight threat of alien vegetation to water sources	Environment	Independent Online
Most EU countries not doing enough to tackle air pollution – Commission says	Environment	Midwest Communication
Farmers call for green trade policy to help tackle climate change	Environment	Sky News
Agricultural conservation schemes not enough to protect Britain’s rarest butterflies	Environment	Science Daily
Effects from low-level concentrations of harmful chemicals preserved in three generations of fish	Environment	Phys.Org
World faces worst food crisis for at least 50 years – UN warns	Food security	The Guardian
The race is on to grow crops in seawater and feed millions	Food security	Wired
‘Rolling emergency’ of locust swarms decimating Africa Asia and Middle East	Food security	The Guardian
We depend on bees for 1/3 of our food? Pesticides threaten bees? Farmer challenges pollinator myths	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Facing disease crisis Ugandan farmers say they’ll illegally grow GMO cassava	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Locusts threaten our food supply and also the fertiliser sector	Food security	Profit by Pakistan Today
Dual threats imperil Pakistan’s agriculture sector	Food security	The Express Tribune
India has access to yield-boosting GMO crops – so why aren’t farmers allowed to grow them?	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Lords seek to allow gene-editing in UK ‘to produce healthy hardier crops’	GM Crops	The Guardian
German Green faction pushes for gene editing and overhaul of regulation	GM Crops	EURACTIV
GMO pasta? There’s no such thing. Here are the only biotech crops grown in the US	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
China approves imports of 125 GMO crops and animal drugs following strict safety reviews	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Consumers don’t understand the difference between CRISPR and GMOs	GM Crops	Fence Post
Facing disease crisis Ugandan farmers say they’ll illegally grow GMO cassava	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
India has access to yield-boosting GMO crops – so why aren’t farmers allowed to grow them?	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Transgenic rice lowers blood pressure of hypertensive rats	GM Crops	Science Daily
Insect-resistant GMO corn nutritionally equivalent to conventional counterpart – field study shows	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Hybrid fungicide bridges biological gap for farmers	Pest control	Wallace's Farmer
Air-borne weed detector helps map out weed control at Coonamble	Pest control	Queensland Country Life
Tiny Weed-Killing Robots Could Make Pesticides Obsolete	Pest control	OneZero
‘Rolling emergency’ of locust swarms decimating Africa Asia and Middle East	Pest control	The Guardian
Threat of invasive alien species is increasing worldwide	Pest control	Down To Earth Magazine
Is plant resistance to tomato russet mite possible?	Pest control	hortidaily.com
Screenhouses add value to agriculture in Hawaii	Pest control	hortidaily.com
Gates Foundation backs Enko Chem’s eco-pesticides for Africa	Pest control	ImpactAlpha
Resistance is rife in barley net blotch	Pest control	Farm Weekly
International team of scientists warns of increasing threats posed by invasive species	Pest control	Science Daily
Low-tech tool helps fight potato late blight	Pest control	Potato News Today
Making Sense of Biologicals: Types of Biocontrol Agents and Challenges	Pest control	AgNet West
Hybrid fungicide bridges biological gap for farmers	Pesticide	Wallace's Farmer
Can You Distinguish Different Types of Herbicide Damage in Soybeans?	Pesticide	agprofessional.com
Solution to viscosity mystery may curb pesticide pollution	Pesticide	Futurity
Bayer to pay $10.9bn to settle weedkiller cancer claims	Pesticide	BBC News
Farmers prepare to go into bat for glyphosate	Pesticide	Farm Weekly
Pesticide lifecycle management in agriculture and public health	Pesticide	ScienceDirect.com
Irrational pesticide fears discourage produce consumption and increase cancer risk	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Almost 50% of plant protection products not used in agriculture	Pesticide	Agriland
US and Brazil protest Thailand’s pesticide ban	Pesticide	Brinkwire
Centre urged to ban 27 pesticides	Pesticide	The Hindu
What pesticides are being applied to grass and fodder crops each year?	Pesticide	Agriland
Amid Chaotic Dicamba Ruling Some Say Farmers’ Herbicide Options Were Already Dwindling	Pesticide	NET Nebraska
Gates Foundation Leads $45 Million Funding Round For New Pesticide Venture Enko	Pesticide	Forbes
Anti-resistance strategies needed for working blight products	Pesticide	The Scottish Farmer
Tracking the spread of mosquito insecticide resistance across Africa	Pesticide	Phys.Org
Herbicide-resistant weeds pose risk to NZ wheat and barley crops – research	Pesticide	New Zealand Herald
Herbicides – a season of replacements for potato growers	Pesticide	ahdb.org.uk
No Reversal on Dicamba	Pesticide	DTN The Progressive Farmer
Study questions antibiotic recommendations for crops	Pesticide	CIDRAP
Fertiliser trials using material from recycled batteries underway in WA	Soil management	Queensland Country Life
Polysulphate an ideal fertiliser for potatoes and other crops	Soil management	Farmer's Weekly
Only slight improvements in German nitrate levels	Soil management	EURACTIV
How one teaspoon of Amazon soil teems with fungal life	Soil management	BBC News
Precise fertiliser and water management with a mobile app	Soil management	New Food
Production of compost with biopesticide property from toxic weed Lantana	Soil management	ScienceDirect.com
Custom irrigation unit lets growers inject fertiliser solutions simultaneously	Soil management	hortidaily.com
Digital tools needed to help apply fertiliser targets to national level – say stakeholders	Soil management	EURACTIV
Two-year-pilot sees reduction of hundreds of tonnes of nitrogen used on farms	Soil management	Mirage News
Slow release liquid fertiliser builds bags of confidence	Soil management	The Scottish Farmer
Pakistani Government to Convert Locusts into Organic Fertilisers	Soil management	The Weather Channel
Dual threats imperil Pakistan’s agriculture sector	Soil management	The Express Tribune
3 ways of getting the most out of your phosphorus	Soil management	Future Farming
Precise fertiliser and water management with a mobile app	Water & irrigation	New Food
Custom irrigation unit lets growers inject fertiliser solutions simultaneously	Water & irrigation	hortidaily.com

Lords seek to allow gene-editing in UK ‘to produce healthy hardier crops’