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Headline	Category	Source
India govt think-tank backs local GM crop policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Nasdaq
Niti Aayog backs local GM crop policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Reuters
Neonicotinoid ban has cost farmers £18.4m in total	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Darlington and Stockton Times
Statement from Health Canada – Final Re-evaluation Decision on Glyphosate	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Yahoo Finance
South Yorkshire farmer hopes for glyphosate re-authorisation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
South Yorkshire farmer hopes for glyphosate re-authorisation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
RSS dries up GM crops issue	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The New Indian Express
Bukhari calls for strict compliance of law in insecticides/ pesticides	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Kashmir Life
Bill would restrict towns’ rights to ban certain pesticides	Agricultural Policy & Politics	WGME
Canada’s health regulator reaffirms glyphosate herbicide neither genotoxic nor carcinogenic	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
EU weed-killer evidence ‘written by Monsanto’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EUobserver
EU nations should overcome GMO hypocrisy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	POLITICO.eu
Is Canada’s agricultural regulatory system competitive?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Policy Options
Ministers turn down ’emergency’ neonic application	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingOnline
Soil Association releases pre-election food policy wish list	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingOnline
Green MEP: EFSA should release full glyphosate studies	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Glyphosate could be authorised for a further 15 years this week in EU	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AgroNews
A new EU agricultural policy for people and nature	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
MEPs trying to block glyphosate re-authorisation dealt devastating blow	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FGInsight
Modernising the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): Plant breeding and seed sector’s considerations	Agricultural Policy & Politics	SeedQuest
Lords’ Brexit report paints worrying picture	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingOnline
Drones that detect early plant disease could save crops	Agricultural Research	Phys.Org
Barley genome sequenced	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Embrace scientific developments in agriculture for us and the planet	Agricultural Research	The Hill
Research for a sustainable global food system	Agricultural Research	Royal Society
VIT University scholars develop environment-friendly pesticide	Agricultural Research	QS WOW News
Biologists Are Using Robots and Technology to Battle Alien Plants and Animals	Agricultural Research	TIME
Broadcast Spray Hoods Stop Wind Factor	Agricultural Research	CropLife
Pesticide Industry Concerned Over Future Funding Challenges	Agricultural Research	DTN The Progressive Farmer
Potato pest and disease identification tool launched	Agricultural Research	FGInsight
New blight website launched	Agricultural Research	FGInsight
Pathogen uses light to facilitate its invasion of wheat plants	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Autonomous robot shows future of agriculture at Cereals 2017	Agricultural Research	AHDB
Malaysia/ Indonesia to counter EU decision to ban palm oil-based biofuel	Bioindustry	The Star Online
It’s not about the money: Farmers uninterested in renting land for bioenergy crops	Bioindustry	Great Lakes Echo
Maui farm prepares to harvest first sunflower biofuel crop	Bioindustry	KHON2
Pacific Biodiesel prepares for first harvest at Maui biofuel crop	Bioindustry	Biodiesel Magazine
Bangladesh plans to burn grains for greener fuel; experts warn of food scarcity	Bioindustry	Daily News & Analysis
UCSD Study Shows Common Pesticide Damages Honey Bees’ Ability to Fly	Environment	NBC 7 San Diego
Bee breakthrough as scientists find how common pesticide kills off their colonies	Environment	Metro
Common pesticide damages honey bee’s ability to fly	Environment	Phys.Org
Study bolsters evidence that pesticides contribute to honeybee colony collapse	Environment	The San Diego Union-Tribune
Pesticide damages honey bees’ ability to fly	Environment	Science Daily
Local environment is experiencing damaging effects of invasive plant species	Environment	Wire Service Canada
Common pesticide damages honey bees’ ability to fly	Environment	Science Daily
A common pesticide gets bees buzzed and very lost	Environment	The New Food Economy
Environmental regulations on pesticides relaxed in the face of resistant pests	Environment	The Copenhagen Post
Researchers track impact of Brazil’s ‘Soy Moratorium’ on an advancing agricultural frontier	Environment	Science Daily
Map services help farmers protect specialty crops/ pollinators from chemicals	Environment	Kearney Hub
100% Of Honeybee Colony Food Found To Be Heavily Contaminated With ToxicPesticides	Environment	Asia Cruise News
Spray and pray’ farming practice condemned	Environment	New Zealand Herald
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees	Environment	Phys.org
Help nature – change agriculture	Environment	EurActiv
The Cult of Perma	Environment	FFDL
Developing climate-resilient wheat varieties	Environment	Global Plant Council
Pesticide ‘reduces queen egg development’ study suggests	Environment	FarmingUK
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees – Research finds positive correlation between bee health and presence of agriculture	Environment	SeedQuest
Pesticide ‘hits queen bee egg development’	Environment	BBC
Embrace scientific developments in agriculture for us and the planet	Food security	The Hill
Research for a sustainable global food system	Food security	Royal Society
Could the biotech disclosure law help shift perception of GMOs from good vs evil to simply a choice?	Food security	FoodNavigator-USA.com
Pesticide marketing “aggressive” “unethical”	Food security	The Community Word
Bangladesh plans to burn grains for greener fuel; experts warn of food scarcity	Food security	Daily News & Analysis
What consumers want: A supply chain for farmers and consumers	Food security	EurActiv
MPs urge supermarkets to sell ‘wonky’ vegetables to combat food waste	Food security	FarmingUK
India govt think-tank backs local GM crop policy	GM Crops	Nasdaq
Costly delays: Australia’s sluggish adoption of GMO crops carries a hefty price tag	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Genetically Modified (GMO) Food Market to reach 130 million tons by 2021	GM Crops	New Food
The National Academies Concedes on GMO Conflicts of Interest	GM Crops	Food and Water Watch
NITI Aayog supports local GM crops to prevent foreign monopolies	GM Crops	Firstpost
Niti Aayog backs local GM crop policy	GM Crops	Reuters
Crushing blow to soy processors as Chinese grow wary on GMO	GM Crops	Yahoo Finance
Group seeks to nullify permits on genetically modified maize/ cotton	GM Crops	Guardian
Gene editing opens doors to seedless fruit with no need for bees	GM Crops	New Scientist
Could the biotech disclosure law help shift perception of GMOs from good vs evil to simply a choice?	GM Crops	FoodNavigator-USA.com
RSS dries up GM crops issue	GM Crops	The New Indian Express
GMOs Suffer Major Setback in China	GM Crops	The American Interest
Major Blow to Soy Industry as Chinese Grow Wary of GMOs	GM Crops	EcoWatch
British Crop Production Council (BCPC) GM/Biotech Crops Report – May 2017	GM Crops	BCPC
Pear pesticide screening kit developed to “double check” organic fruit	Organics	Fresh Fruit Portal
City Council Approves Switch to Organic Pest and Weed Control	Organics	Capistrano Dispatch
Centre to work towards scheme on organic farming & millets	Organics	Daily News & Analysis
Huntington Beach to test organic pesticides	Organics	Los Angeles Times
Can organic growers fight weeds and increase soil health?	Organics	Food & Farming Futures
The first decade of clover root weevil biocontrol in the North Island New Zealand	Pest control	Figshare
Risks and benefits of introduced biocontrol agent interaction with native non-target hosts	Pest control	Figshare
Drones that detect early plant disease could save crops	Pest control	Phys.Org
Chasing Waterhemp the Bell Cow of Weed Resistance	Pest control	AgWeb
Cornell Researchers Set to Use GMO Moths to Control Pests	Pest control	Courthouse News Service
The biosecurity front line	Pest control	RSB
Good progress made in fight against armyworms	Pest control	Daily Nation
Cold temperatures and lack of moisture create weed control dilemma	Pest control	FGInsight
Environmental regulations on pesticides relaxed in the face of resistant pests	Pest control	The Copenhagen Post
Biologists Are Using Robots and Technology to Battle Alien Plants and Animals	Pest control	TIME
Researchers hopeful biocontrol measure will help protect Kona coffee	Pest control	West Hawaii Today
Crop Probiotics: How More Science and Less Hype Can Help Farmers	Pest control	FFDL
Potato pest and disease identification tool launched	Pest control	FGInsight
Project aims to develop IPM strategy for CSFB control	Pest control	FGInsight
Cereals and oilseeds: Several pests to be on the look-out for in coming weeks	Pest control	FGInsight
Prospects for plant defence activators and biocontrol in IPM – Concepts and lessons learnt so far	Pest control	Food & Farming Futures
Growing Rice in the Spice Islands: Pesticide Resistance and Regulation in Indonesia	Pesticide	Entomology Today
Chemical Companies Knowingly Allowed Carcinogenic Contaminant in CommonPesticide	Pesticide	Beyond Pesticides
Use election to promote importance of amenity and safe pesticide use Amenity Forum urges	Pesticide	Horticulture Week
Experts describe ways to optimize post emergence herbicides	Pesticide	Iowa Farmer Today
It’s OK to use a glyphosate-based herbicide	Pesticide	Sacramento Bee
Staying one step ahead of disease in cereal crops	Pesticide	AgriLand
Dow Chemical asks Trump administration to ‘set aside’ government studies pesticide maker says are flawed	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Top 10 strategies for managing herbicide resistance	Pesticide	Wallace's Farmer
The Facts on Chlorpyrifos	Pesticide	FactCheck.org
Neonicotinoid ban has cost farmers £18.4m in total	Pesticide	Darlington and Stockton Times
Statement from Health Canada – Final Re-evaluation Decision on Glyphosate	Pesticide	Yahoo Finance
Consider the cost of herbicide resistance	Pesticide	Wallace's Farmer
Glyphosate labels to change Health Canada announces	Pesticide	CBC.ca
Glyphosate clears Health Canada re-evaluation	Pesticide	Alberta Express
A caution against pesticide use	Pesticide	The Hindu
California made the right call in listing the key Roundup ingredient as a carcinogen	Pesticide	Los Angeles Times
Pesticide marketing “aggressive” “unethical”	Pesticide	The Community Word
Tanzania: Spray Drones Define Future Pesticide Use	Pesticide	AllAfrica.com
Canada’s health regulator reaffirms glyphosate herbicide neither genotoxic nor carcinogenic	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Neonicotinoids: Persistence in drinking water	Pesticide	spectroscopyNOW.com
Ministers turn down ’emergency’ neonic application	Pesticide	FarmingOnline
Green MEP: EFSA should release full glyphosate studies	Pesticide	EurActiv
Dry soils and residual herbicides	Soil management	Corn and Soybean Digest
Know nitrogen status to capitalise on winter season	Soil management	Grain Central
Facing up to Phosphorus	Soil management	FFDL
Building soil fertility in a sustainable way	Soil management	Farming News
Pumping’ atmospheric carbon into the soil to mitigate global warming is not feasible	Soil management	Farming News
Artificial fertiliser biggest contributor to bread’s carbon footprint	Soil management	FarmingOnline
Dry soils and residual herbicides	Water & irrigation	Corn and Soybean Digest
Welsh Water launches free pesticide disposal scheme to protect drinking water quality	Water & irrigation	FarmingUK
Pesticide use may breach water law	Water & irrigation	Jersey Evening Post
Alarms raised about herbicide runoff as planting season nears	Water & irrigation	vtdigger.org
What IS that in Modesto-area canals?	Water & irrigation	Modesto Bee
Neonicotinoids: Persistence in drinking water	Water & irrigation	spectroscopyNOW.com

India govt think-tank backs local GM crop policy