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Headline	Category	Source
Free-from foods are seen as healthier – especially GM-free and palm oil-free: study	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FoodNavigator.com
Will the UK lose its pivotal role for setting EU biopesticide regulations post-Brexit?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	IEG Policy
Committees Advance Bill for Ban on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Maui Now
Frank Lucas among those critical of WHO report on herbicide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Tulsa World
GOP lawmakers take aim at WHO agency over Roundup ingredient	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Santa Fe New Mexican
IARC defends methodology – ‘probably carcinogenic’ glyphosate designation against criticisms	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
New rules on pesticide registration issued	Agricultural Policy & Politics	gulfnews.com
House Committees Vote to Ban Pesticide Chlorpyrifos	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Big Island Now
Ministry decrees registration import of pesticides	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Gulf Today
House Committee Advances Ban On Chlorpyrifos	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Big Island Video News
Chinese regulation changes a boon for biopesticides claims Stockton	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Fresh Fruit Portal
EDC criteria guidance consultation ends with criticism from industryand NGOs	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Chemical Watch
WHO rebuts House committee criticisms about glyphosate cancer warning	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Science Magazine
I’m From a Family of Farmers. Here’s What Trump Has Done for Our Industry.	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Daily Signal
Senate panel strips down pesticide-alert bill	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Capital Press
MEPs to look for ‘bullet-proof’ pesticide approval	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EUobserver
Farmers’ pesticide concerns must drive policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Scottish Farmer
EU warns Bayer Monsanto must not hurt competition in digital farming	Agricultural Policy & Politics	TRT World
Glyphosate—activism pays off. EU sets up enquiry commission	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Slow food
To curb illegal HT cotton – Andhra bans herbicide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Times of India
Echa consults on derogation for endocrine disrupting rodenticide	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Chemical Watch
Does the EU let industry write its own rules?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Deutsche Welle
MEP Mairead McGuinness pushes for more research into pesticides	Agricultural Research	Connacht Tribune Group
Crops will become cheapest new source of omega-3 fatty acids Cargill says	Agricultural Research	Undercurrent News
First report in decades of a forgotten crop pathogen calls for critical close monitoring	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Redefining the Ag Tech Revolution	Agricultural Research	CropLife
MP who calls for agriculture GCSE says industry in ‘serious need’ of fresh talent	Agricultural Research	FarmingUK
New ways of thinking and innovation will help farmers in ‘new world that lies ahead’	Agricultural Research	FarmingUK
First report in decades of a forgotten crop pathogen calls for critical close monitoring	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Farming 4.0: coming to a farm near you	Agricultural Research	FWi
Temperature resilient crops now an “achievable dream” say authors of new study	Agricultural Research	FarmingOnline
Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance	Agricultural Research	EurekAlert
Improved prediction of pesticide residues	Agricultural Research	EurekAlert
European Commission’s €2 billion support of advance biofuels questioned	Bioindustry	Biofuels International Magazine
USDA Cancels Farm-To-Fleet Biofuel Program	Bioindustry	The National Law Review
Report offers practical data on growing cellulosic biofuel crops	Bioindustry	Herald-Whig
Brazil’s expected rise in ethanol demand to be met by corn-based fuel	Bioindustry	euronews
Failed EU Commission advanced biofuel policy wastes billions of euros	Bioindustry	EurActiv
Gene improves plant growth and conversion to biofuels	Bioindustry	UGA Today
Failed EU Commission advanced biofuel policy wastes billions of euros	Bioindustry	EurActiv
Gene improves plant growth and conversion to biofuels	Bioindustry	Phys.Org
Researchers Identify Gene That Improves Plant Growth and Conversion to Biofuels	Bioindustry	R & D Magazine
South Africa’s wetlands need to be highest priority	Environment	Lowvelder
Emerging aliens threaten New Zealand’s environment	Environment	Scoop.co.nz
Honeybees Are Attracted to Fungicides and Herbicides	Environment	GotScience.org
Can beautiful bands of wildflowers curb pesticide use?	Environment	Mother Nature Network
Global warming could cause key culinary crops to release seeds prematurely	Environment	Science Daily
Dangerous Drift-Prone Pesticide’ Threatens Millions of Acres and Hundreds of Endangered Species	Environment	EcoWatch
Breeding temperature-resilient crops an ‘achievable dream’	Environment	FarmingUK
How “Bee Safe” Products Can Be Just the Opposite	Environment	Growing Produce
Insect-resistant GMO cotton has increased production and decreased pesticide use	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Alien honeybees could cause plant extinction	Food security	Science Daily
Alien’ Bees Could Kill Plants Forever	Food security	teleSUR
A genetic trigger adds branches to plants and could boost crop yields	Food security	Science Daily
Genetically modified organisms can help with food security	Food security	gulfnews.com
Weeds out of control	Food security	Science Daily
Golden Rice: The GMO crop Greenpeace hates and humanitarians love	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
GMO farming grows to record 457 million acres in 26 countries worldwide	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Monsanto welcomes probe into illegal BT cotton in Maha	GM Crops	Business Standard
SIT to probe sale of illegal Bt Cotton seeds	GM Crops	NYOOOZ
China traders cancel US corn cargoes on tighter GMO controls and buy from Ukraine	GM Crops	Kyiv Post
Insect-resistant GMO cotton has increased production and decreased pesticide use	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
China traders cancel US corn cargoes on tighter GMO controls	GM Crops	The Business Times
GMOs—not simply scary mutated food	GM Crops	The Charlatan
SIT to probe sale of illegal Bt Cotton seeds	GM Crops	The Hindu
Ingredient Manufacturer Announces first ever Non-GMO Project Verified Caffeine Ingredient	GM Crops	GlobeNewswire
Irish dairy companies look to German non-GMO market	GM Crops	DairyReporter.com
German coalition pledges GMO ban/ phase out of glyphosate/ expansion of organic farming	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM crops area rises by 20% in Spain	GM Crops	FarmersWeekly
SIT to probe Monsanto’s role in production – sale of herbicide-tolerant Bt Cotton in State	GM Crops	The Hitavada
Mutation in single rice gene cancels interspecific hybrid sterility	GM Crops	Science Daily
Gene improves plant growth and conversion to biofuels	GM Crops	UGA Today
Chinese traders reject some US corn over GMO regulations	GM Crops	Farms.com
Kenya inching closer to disease-free GMO cassava	GM Crops	Business Daily
Could an 8-million-year-old gene help the citrus industry? Researchers think so	GM Crops	Global Plant Vouncil
Golden Rice: The GMO crop Greenpeace hates and humanitarians love	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GE creeping bentgrass in Malheur County drops 42 percent	GM Crops	Capital Press
Nufarm hails GM canola approval as boost for wild fish stocks	GM Crops	The Australian Financial Review
Organic food provides significant environmental benefits to plant-rich diets	Organics	Science Daily
Copper Fungicide Approved for Organic Use	Organics	Growing Produce
German coalition pledges GMO ban/ phase out of glyphosate/ expansion of organic farming	Organics	Genetic Literacy Project
UK organic market worth £2.2bn sees 6 percent growth during 2017	Organics	FarmingUK
‘Non-organic farmers are starting to need to think like organic farmers’	Organics	AgriLand
Will the UK lose its pivotal role for setting EU biopesticide regulations post-Brexit?	Pest control	IEG Policy
Biopesticides Emerging as Tool for Managing Resistance Issues	Pest control	No-Till Farmer
Emerging aliens threaten New Zealand’s environment	Pest control	Scoop.co.nz
Ventura County study finds wild birds protect flood structures better than poisons	Pest control	Ventura County Star
Kansas officials plant seeds of reform to alter attack on noxious weeds	Pest control	Topeka Capital Journal
Chinese regulation changes a boon for biopesticides claims Stockton	Pest control	Fresh Fruit Portal
Herbicides alone won’t beat weeds	Pest control	Corn and Soybean Digest
Study Predicts Increase of Invasive Species in the World	Pest control	Prensa Latina
Study Predicts Increase of Invasive Species in the World	Pest control	Prensa Latina
Weeds out of control	Pest control	Science Daily
Intensive farming in the spotlight over multi-resistant fungal infections	Pest control	The Copenhagen Post
Honshu white admiral butterfly thriving in the Bay of Plenty	Pest control	New Zealand Herald
Devastating’ crop pathogen could re-emerge due to ‘perfect storm of conditions’	Pest control	FarmingUK
The black-grass diet	Pest control	AHDB
Over 80% of blackgrass samples found to resist main herbicides	Pest control	FWi
Opposition mounts to Eversource’s five-year herbicide proposal	Pesticide	Cape Cod Times
Here’s the Worst Anti-Science Idea of the Week from the Republican Congress	Pesticide	Mother Jones
Agent Orange and Toxins as they relate to Parkinson’s Disease	Pesticide	The Times
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Committees pass ban on pesticide	Pesticide	Thegardenisland.com
Committees Advance Bill for Ban on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide	Pesticide	Maui Now
99.5% of samples test below EPA benchmark residue level	Pesticide	Farm Futures
Frank Lucas among those critical of WHO report on herbicide	Pesticide	Tulsa World
Progressive West Texas producers find new solutions for biggest challenges	Pesticide	Cotton Grower
Punjab ban on some pesticides leaves dealers in a fix	Pesticide	The Tribune
MEP Mairead McGuinness pushes for more research into pesticides	Pesticide	Connacht Tribune Group
How to minimize herbicide drift	Pesticide	Delta Farm Press
GOP lawmakers take aim at WHO agency over Roundup ingredient	Pesticide	Santa Fe New Mexican
IARC defends methodology – ‘probably carcinogenic’ glyphosate designation against criticisms	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
German coalition pledges GMO ban/ phase out of glyphosate/ expansion of organic farming	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
House Committees Vote to Ban Pesticide Chlorpyrifos	Pesticide	Big Island Now
Market gardeners launch ‘Zero Pesticide’ label	Pesticide	The Connexion
Ministry decrees registration and import of pesticides	Pesticide	Gulf Today
Male infertility: Pesticide exposure and obesity two factors	Pesticide	The Hindu
How Toxic is the World’s Most Popular Herbicide Roundup?	Pesticide	The Scientist
Herbicides alone won’t beat weeds	Pesticide	Corn and Soybean Digest
WHO rebuts House committee criticisms about glyphosate cancer warning	Pesticide	Science Magazine
Identifying the risks of pesticide use in Burkina Faso	Pesticide	Tech Explorist
Rural Lane County residents fight aerial herbicide spraying	Pesticide	Fresno Bee
Farmers Trained on Using Herbicide Blamed for Crop Damage	Pesticide	U.S. News & World Report
Spraying weeds with chemicals has always been costly. Now it is costly and ineffective	Pesticide	Science Daily
Can Cultivation Be Part Of A No-Till Farming System?	Pesticide	Science Trends
Glyphosate—activism pays off. EU sets up enquiry commission	Pesticide	Slow food
Pesticide residue levels show no risk to consumers	Pesticide	The Packer
Syngenta Seeds settles Hawaii pesticide-exposure action by EPA	Pesticide	Reuters
Farms that use greater volume of herbicide have more resistance and study shows	Pesticide	FarmingUK
Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistance	Pesticide	EurekAlert
Over 80% of blackgrass samples found to resist main herbicides	Pesticide	FarmersWeekly
New fungicide for UK to tackle blight	Pesticide	Fruitnet
Under Trump’s EPA – pesticide workers pin hopes on state	Pesticide	Crosscut
Does the EU let industry write its own rules?	Pesticide	Deutsche Welle
Pesticide Residue Levels Show No Risk to Consumers	Pesticide	Hoosier Ag Today
Soil testing is key requirement if you want better yields	Soil management	Daily Nation
Wheat growers advised to feed crops well to avoid disease	Soil management	Somerset County Gazette
Phosphate rock an effective fertilizer in Kenya	Soil management	Science Daily
Staying safe when handling fertiliser	Soil management	Irish Farmers Journal
Correct soil pH to ensure you are getting the most out of your fields	Soil management	Farming Life
Can Cultivation Be Part Of A No-Till Farming System?	Soil management	Science Trends
Cultural cross-fertilisation to rescue soils	Soil management	Horizon
How one farmer increased productivity from low-fertility soils	Soil management	Agriland
Do trace levels of neonicotinoid insecticides found in waterways threaten aquatic life?	Water & irrigation	Genetic Literacy Project
Ventura County study finds wild birds protect flood structures better than poisons	Water & irrigation	Ventura County Star
Arsenic & pesticide in water cause cancer and infertility’	Water & irrigation	Times of India
Farmers bank on solar power to stave off European water crisis	Water & irrigation	Horizon
NI Water to tackle herbicide incident	Water & irrigation	BBC News

Free-from foods are seen as healthier – especially GM-free and palm oil-free: study