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Headline	Category	Source
EPA Concludes Glyphosate is Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The National Law Review
Brazil establishes national biofuels policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Biomass Magazine
New Year new rules	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Hanford Sentinel
Agriculture This Week – Clock ticking on glyphosate use in Europe	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Yorkton This Week
US still leads the way in biopesticides as EU rules remain complex	Agricultural Policy & Politics	IEG Policy
EPA takes steps to further delay pesticide standard	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Safety+Health magazine
Estimated cost of Portland pesticide ban approaches $700K	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Forecaster
Washington Ag Department Adopts Worker Protection Rules Aligned with EPA’s	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Occupational Health and Safety
The EC authorized the use of six genetically modified crops within the community	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Finance Appraise
Monsanto moves to stop Arkansas from banning weed killer	Agricultural Policy & Politics	WPXI Pittsburgh
California’s Glyphosate Cancer Warning in Jeopardy After EPA Says It’s Not a Carcinogen	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Organic Authority
EPA Signals New Rulemakings On Worker Protection Standard and Certification of Pesticide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	JD Supra
EPA reaffirms global scientific consensus that glyphosate herbicide does not cause cancer	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Brexit could see chlorine-washed meat in the UK	Agricultural Policy & Politics	iNews
Brexit uncertainty and ‘superfood’ craze could lead to increase in organic farming	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Scientists declare February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month	Agricultural Research	High Plains Journal
Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
SOS: Save our (extension) service!	Agricultural Research	AG Week
New drone invention to help farmers increase thier yield & reduce fungicide use	Agricultural Research	WCYB
Genetically Engineered Insects Next For Agriculture?	Agricultural Research	AgWeb
Wheat disease breakthrough to help feed the world	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
A functional genomics database for plant microbiome studies	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Relationship Between Crops Land and Pesticide Is Highly Complex	Agricultural Research	Growing Produce
Speed breeding technology sows seeds of new green revolution	Agricultural Research	FarmingOnline
Farmer-to-farmer learning identified as a key & proven method of accelerating productivity growth as GB lags behind	Agricultural Research	FarmingOnline
Brazil establishes national biofuels policy	Biofuels	Biomass Magazine
Fed agencies see jobs boost in plans for ‘Billion Ton Bioeconomy’	Biofuels	Agri-Pulse
Eco-friendly method turns raw biomass into high value chemicals	Biofuels	Business Standard
EPA Designates Grain Sorghum as Advanced Biofuel	Biofuels	WNAX
Grain Sorghum Is Now an Advanced Biofuel	Biofuels	KTIC
This is what will improve farmer incomes & fight pollution	Biofuels	Financial Express
Biofuel(s): Seeing Both Sides	Biofuels	Kashmir Reader
Surprising Study Shows Fungicides May Be a Major Threat to Bees	Environment	Futurism
Concerns that rat poison restrictions aren’t enough to protect birds of prey	Environment	thejournal.ie
National Beekeepers Association lauds government	Environment	Ghana News Agency
Cashew Farmers And National Beekeepers Commend Government	Environment	Modern Ghana
What’s killing the world’s bees? New study claims a surprising culprit	Environment	RT
Alarming link between fungicides and bee declines revealed	Environment	The Guardian
Save the bees: Inside a bee sanctuary’s fight to save colonies – and the world’s food supply	Environment	The Independent
Exposure to Pesticides 50 Percent More Devastating for Hungry Honeybees Study Shows	Environment	Organic Authority
Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods	Environment	SciDev.Net
Dangerous rat poisons are working their way up the food chain. It’s time to ban them	Environment	Los Angeles Times
EPA asking for public opinion on how pesticides affect honeybees	Environment	WTVY
Poor nutrition and pesticides a double whammy for bees	Environment	Cosmos
Life on the edge prepares plants for climate change	Environment	Science Daily
Canada proposes new limits—but no ban—on neonicotinoid insecticides to protect bees	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
USDA: No Evidence of Rodenticide in Stranded Whales	Environment	Big Island Now
‘Productivity revolution’ needed to feed the nation and protect environment says AHDB	Environment	AHDB
Is GMO opposition immoral?	Food security	Washington Post
Save the bees: Inside a bee sanctuary’s fight to save colonies – and the world’s food supply	Food security	The Independent
African Solutions Urgently Sought for Agricultural Revolution	Food security	AllAfrica.com
Kenya’s drought “solution” becomes a major menace once again	Food security	IRINnews.org
Health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins	Food security	Science Daily
Bob Geldof Should Write a New Tune: Do They Know They’re Starving?	Food security	HuffPost
Wheat disease breakthrough to help feed the world	Food security	Science Daily
UK and Europe urged to cut food waste in order to combat global food insecurity	Food security	FarmingUK
‘Productivity revolution’ needed to feed the nation and protect environment says AHDB	Food security	AHDB
Tips to help save our seed heritage	GM Crops	Cadillac News
Scientists Say Chocolate May Be Extinct By 2050 – Look To Genetically Modify Cacao Plants	GM Crops	CBS Los Angeles
Speed breeding technique sows seeds of new green revolution	GM Crops	Science Daily
Is GMO opposition immoral?	GM Crops	Washington Post
Will Nigeria be flooded by GMOs in 2018?	GM Crops	BusinessDay
Public attitude to GM crops ‘is medieval’	GM Crops	The Times
Papers reveal concerns over ‘medieval understanding of GM crop science’	GM Crops	Aberdeen Evening Express
Uganda President refuses to sign Bio-safety bill into law books	GM Crops	Coastweek
African Solutions Urgently Sought for Agricultural Revolution	GM Crops	AllAfrica.com
Amid drought and pests can GMOs save Uganda’s farmers?	GM Crops	PRI
A little known importance — Why GMOs have a positive impact	GM Crops	Argonaut
Cracking the megapest genetic code	GM Crops	Western Producer
Why A Small Minority Can Ruin It For the Rest of Us	GM Crops	Clarion Project
When one reference genome is not enough	GM Crops	Science Daily
The EC authorized the use of six genetically modified crops within the community	GM Crops	Finance Appraise
Nigeria Approves New Policy for GMO Regulator	GM Crops	AllAfrica.com
Bob Geldof Should Write a New Tune: Do They Know They’re Starving?	GM Crops	HuffPost
Biotech advocates hope Trump tackles regulatory overreach on GMO crops	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
2018 Predictions: GMOs 2.0 a turning point	GM Crops	FFDL
Fighting “Fake News” About Organic Food	Organics	WCSM Radio
The future farmers	Organics	The Kathmandu Post
Lawsuit Filed Over Weedkiller Found In Some ‘Natural’ Bigelow Tea	Organics	VendingMarketWatch
Benefits of organic farming	Organics	The Telegraph
No chemical fertilisers only rich soil/water for Kurichiya way of farming	Organics	The New Indian Express
What are the Health Benefits of Organic Food?	Organics	Medical News Bulletin
Brexit uncertainty and ‘superfood’ craze could lead to increase in organic farming	Organics	FarmingUK
Make tough insect control decisions in first-year corn	IPM	American Agriculturist
Genetic Changes Help Mosquitoes Survive Pesticide Attacks	IPM	UCR Today
Have you considered using biopesticides to help protect your crops?	IPM	Agriland
Concerns that rat poison restrictions aren’t enough to protect birds of prey	IPM	thejournal.ie
Overwinter Pests and New Pesticide Regulations Near Schools	IPM	California Ag Today
Across China: Traditional Chinese medicine a new remedy for crops	IPM	Xinhua
Waging war against winged wildlife crop damagers	IPM	American Agriculturist
Now drones hit pest and weeds in crops in Punjab	IPM	The News International
ZSI forms cell to study impact of alien invasive species in India	IPM	Millennium Post
Researchers bet on maize resistant breed to fight fall armyworm	IPM	The Standard
Cracking the megapest genetic code	IPM	Western Producer
Pesticide resistant crop threatening whiteflies found in Texas	IPM	AgriLife Today
Fighting deadly toxins in the developing world	IPM	Ensia
Genetically Engineered Insects Next For Agriculture?	IPM	AgWeb
Chemicals less and less effective against Asian rust in Brazil’s soybean fields	IPM	MercoPress
Are Mycotoxins Silent Killers of Humans and Animals?	IPM	OMICS International
Ask yourself these 6 questions for best weed control	IPM	AGDAILY
Trials show biopesticide potential	IPM	FG Insight
Gardens under threat from ‘game changing’ plant disease	IPM	BBC
Use of pesticides still rampant	Pesticide	Republica
Dual Modes of Action and Residuals are Key to Fungicide Success	Pesticide	Hoosier Ag Today
EPA Concludes Glyphosate is Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans	Pesticide	The National Law Review
South Dakota releases dicamba label requirements	Pesticide	Farms.com
New rules on pesticide use near schools take effect	Pesticide	Monterey County Herald
Overwinter Pests and New Pesticide Regulations Near Schools	Pesticide	California Ag Today
Canada To Impose Fines Up to $1 Million for Cannabis Growers Using BannedPesticides	Pesticide	Beyond Pesticides
New Year new rules	Pesticide	Hanford Sentinel
What’s ahead in 2018: Combating herbicide drift issues	Pesticide	Agri News
2018: D-Day for Dicamba?	Pesticide	CropLife
An unsung epidemic	Pesticide	The News International
Wisconsin to end pesticide spraying program	Pesticide	Houston Chronicle
Southeast farmers file lawsuit against Monsanto over dicamba herbicide crop damage	Pesticide	Southeast Missourian
SF debates continued use of pesticides to kill vegetation and rats	Pesticide	San Francisco Examiner
2018 Outlook: Dicamba	Pesticide	agprofessional.com
Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods	Pesticide	SciDev.Net
Most produce sold in California has little or no pesticide residue	Pesticide	The Packer
Pesticide resistant crop threatening whiteflies found in Texas	Pesticide	North Texas e-News
What’s Going On With Glyphosate	Pesticide	AgWeb
How to Push High Corn Yields Higher	Pesticide	Agriculture.com
Study to determine pesticide residue levels in food	Pesticide	gulfnews.com
Higher Caution Will Be Required when Spraying Near Schools	Pesticide	California Ag Today
Monsanto moves to stop Arkansas from banning weed killer	Pesticide	WPXI Pittsburgh
Chemicals less and less effective against Asian rust in Brazil’s soybean fields	Pesticide	MercoPress
US farm groups/ Monsanto sue over glyphosate warning	Pesticide	Western Producer
Pesticides and poor nutrition damage animal health	Pesticide	Science Daily
It’s Time to Rethink the Use of Herbicides	Pesticide	AllAfrica.com
California’s Glyphosate Cancer Warning in Jeopardy After EPA Says It’s Not a Carcinogen	Pesticide	Organic Authority
EPA Might Let Bee-Killing Pesticide Be Sprayed On 165M Acres of Farmland	Pesticide	Newsweek
State health agency adds chlorpyrifos to most dangerous chemicals list	Pesticide	Porterville Recorder
Canada proposes new limits—but no ban—on neonicotinoid insecticides to protect bees	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
EPA reaffirms global scientific consensus that glyphosate herbicide does not cause cancer	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
It’s time to rethink the use of herbicides	Pesticide	Daily Nation
Monsanto Bristles as States Step in to Curb Dicamba Damage	Pesticide	Bloomberg BNA
Outlook 2018: Loss of neonics threatens sugarbeet production	Pesticide	FWi
Smaller bags have reduced urea use: Minister	Soil management	Hindu Business Line
Govt introduces 45kg urea bags in place of 50kg to cut demand	Soil management	Economic Times
Slurry spreading dates fast approaching	Soil management	Irish Farmers Journal
Soil health cards help reduce fertiliser overuse	Soil management	Hindustan Times
Overgrazing and climate change fuel wetlands depletion	Soil management	The Standard
How to Push High Corn Yields Higher	Soil management	Agriculture.com
Kenya: Drought “Solution” Becomes a Major Menace Once Again	Water & irrigation	AllAfrica.com
Soil health tonic solution for farmers suffering losses	Soil management	The New Indian Express
Kenya’s drought “solution” becomes a major menace once again	Water & irrigation	IRINnews.org
River Tame is second most polluted river in Britain survey finds	Water & irrigation	expressandstar.com
It covers around 71 percent of the planet and keeps us alive — here’s why water matters	Water & irrigation	CNBC

EPA Concludes Glyphosate is Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans