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Headline	Category	Source
Human Rights Watch urges Brazil to regulate pesticides more	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Business Insider
EU set to decide on the future of genetically modified crops	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Mirror.co.uk
Amid activist claims Germany colluded with Big Ag to soften glyphosate regulations	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Trump Just Nominated A Pesticide Exec To Oversee Science At The USDA	Agricultural Policy & Politics	HuffPost
The public doesn’t trust GMOs. Will they trust CRISPR?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Vox
New MU app helps identify herbicide injury	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Delta Farm Press
Under Trump federal agencies halt reviews of toxic pesticides that endanger wildlife	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Reveal
Post-Brexit environment watchdog could set soil quality targets Committee says	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
No deal’ Brexit is ‘Armageddon scenario’ for farming – NFU President warns	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
UK exit from EU agency responsible for managing pesticides a ‘massive issue’	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingUK
Select Committee report on the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan published including evidence submitted by RSB	Agricultural Policy & Politics	ParliamentUK
Lords Committee Alarmed At Impending Chemical Chaos After Brexit	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Berlin joins opposition to EU Commission’s proposed cuts for CAP	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Review Proposes Radical Changes To Regulation Of Farming	Agricultural Policy & Politics	FarmingOnline
A resilience-oriented CAP needs to address robustness adaptability and transformability of agriculture	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AlphaGalileo
Three proposals to ensure that the EU does not miss out on the opportunities offered by plant genome editing	Agricultural Policy & Politics	SeedQuest
Despite anti-GMO ‘whispering’ Bangladesh says ‘science-based information’ will guide its biotech	Agricultural Research	Genetic Literacy Project
How plant breeding technologies could make fruits and vegetables more exciting to eat	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Agriculture: DIY field imaging system	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Quick soil test aims to determine nitrogen need	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
NDSU tests new ‘spray drone’: ‘Smart farm’ concept addresses small weed patches	Agricultural Research	West Fargo Pioneer
Education Remains a Pillar of the Enlist Weed Control System	Agricultural Research	CropLife
PhilRice implements “IT- credible” agriculture	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Plant breeding techniques: Commission wants broader reflection on innovation in seeds sector	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
Teachers and students work to connect agriculture and science	Agricultural Research	AG Week
Innovative technologies and policies can make agriculture environmentally sustainable	Agricultural Research	AlphaGalileo
Next generation breeding starts in the simulator	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Research uncovers new changes in fungicide resistance in barley in Western Australia	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Researchers engineer bacteria that create fertilizer out of thin air – Next step could be ‘nitrogen-fixing’ plants that can do the same reducing need for fertilizer	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
30 years of data on optimum plant density and yield gains for corn recognized in Scientific Reports	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Biofuel groups ask US government to slow small refinery waiver program	Bioindustry	Agriculture.com
Biofuels supporters call for EPA course correction	Bioindustry	Feedstuffs
EPA hasn’t told the whole story of the benefits of biofuels	Bioindustry	The Hill
European market ‘open to palm oil’ EU ambassador in Malaysia says	Bioindustry	EurActiv
Growth Energy applauds EPA approval of sorghum oil for biofuel feedstock	Bioindustry	Fence Post
EPA uses sorghum to help farmers cope with trade war	Bioindustry	Washington Examiner
USDA provides aid for farmers, biofuel groups call for RVO relief	Bioindustry	Ethanol Producer Magazine
New Dicamba Drift Estimate: 1.1 Million Acres Damaged Already in 2018	Environment	EcoWatch
Aussie bees need access to national parks to pollinate crops	Environment	Xinhua
Plantwatch: phosphate leading to widespread pollution	Environment	The Guardian
Are pesticide companies to blame for the deaths of pollinators?	Environment	The Mercury News
Post-Brexit environment watchdog could set soil quality targets Committee says	Environment	FarmingUK
Beekeeper offers local farmers free flower seeds in move to encourage bees	Environment	FarmingUK
Select Committee report on the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan published including evidence submitted by RSB	Environment	ParliamentUK
Holyrood Committee calls for improvements to biodiversity reporting	Environment	FarmingOnline
If Ghana embraces GMOs farmers could save nation’s floundering agricultural sector	Food security	Genetic Literacy Project
Growing more food with less fertiliser	Food security	Phys.Org
We can feed the world if we change our ways	Food security	Science Daily
A ‘careless Brexit’ poses ‘significant risks’ to flow of UK food	Food security	FarmingUK
Genetically Modifying the Way to Food Security?	Food security	RINF Alternative News
Urban agriculture – Europe’s untapped potential	Food security	AlphaGalileo
How A Botched Experiment Sent GMO Grass Creeping Across Oregon	GM Crops	OPB News
Japan resumes Canadian wheat imports after Alberta GMO discovery	GM Crops	The Province
For noncommercialization of Bt eggplant Filipino farmers losing P33.85 billion	GM Crops	Business Mirror
Forbearance of GMO seeds in Africa	GM Crops	Farmers Review Africa
Resistance to genetically modified seeds in Africa	GM Crops	Deutsche Welle
The public doesn’t trust GMOs. Will they trust CRISPR?	GM Crops	Vox
US corn/ soybean GMO planted area steady in 2018	GM Crops	UkrAgroConsult
The potential of genetically modified produce	GM Crops	Queensland Country Life
Throttled by activists at home – Indian GM seed firms find great demand overseas	GM Crops	ThePrint
How plant breeding technologies could make fruits and vegetables more exciting to eat	GM Crops	Global Plant Council
Weird new fruits could hit aisles soon thanks to gene-editing	GM Crops	The Guardian
Plant breeding techniques: Commission wants broader reflection on innovation in seeds sector	GM Crops	EurActiv
New GMO corn grown in Flanders without applying GMO regulations	GM Crops	The Brussels Times
ECJ to rule on new breeding techniques	GM Crops	The Parliament Magazine
USDA/APHIS announces deregulation of herbicide-resistant GE cotton from Bayer CropScience	GM Crops	SeedQuest
Japan drops ban on Canadian wheat but mystery over genetically modified samples lingers	GM Crops	National Post
Genome damage from CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing higher than thought	GM Crops	SeedQuest
Three proposals to ensure that the EU does not miss out on the opportunities offered by plant genome editing	GM Crops	SeedQuest
The public doesn’t trust GMOs. Will it trust CRISPR?	GM Crops	Vox
Grazing on weeds: Goats brought to Edmonton parks as herbicide alternative	Organics	CTV News
Organic approach to boost soil biology	Organics	Farm Weekly
The double threat to China’s cotton industry: warmer weather and the hungry mirid bug	Pest control	South China Morning Post
Managing Japanese beetles in corn and soybeans	Pest control	Corn and Soybean Digest
Five tips for fighting off waterhemp	Pest control	AGDAILY
How an Australian approach could beat blackgrass	Pest control	FarmersWeekly
Alien’ invasion of Asian beetles sweeps UK – and it’s bad news for drinkers	Pest control	Birmingham Live
New Bioinsecticide Gets OK for Use on Greenhouse Crops	Pest control	Greenhouse Grower
Israeli fruit-fly lure helps save Togo’s mango crop	Pest control	ISRAEL21c
Herbicide cut-backs clear path for space invaders	Pest control	The Times
Change pesticide ‘to fight armyworm’	Pesticide	The Star
Low use of pesticides can boost basmati exports: Experts	Pesticide	The Tribune
Pesticides behind falling fertility rate in Andhra Pradesh	Pesticide	Deccan Chronicle
Coffee farmers raise red flag as pesticides fail	Pesticide	Daily Nation
Human Rights Watch urges Brazil to regulate pesticides	Pesticide	Brinkwire
Impact of rain in MN – pesticide via drone – solid waste as crop fertilizer	Pesticide	AG Week
Amid activist claims Germany colluded with Big Ag to soften glyphosate regulations	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
armworkers say new Oregon pesticide standards only benefits growers	Pesticide	People's World
Unmonitored pesticide poisoning presents unprecedented health risks in Brazil	Pesticide	Brazil
New Dicamba Drift Estimate: 1.1 Million Acres Damaged Already in 2018	Pesticide	EcoWatch
Pesticide co finds machines safer than man	Pesticide	Times of India
In a first-of-a-kind study – pesticide residue detected in urine samples of children in Hyderabad	Pesticide	Down To Earth Magazine
Pesticide breaches in 3 per cent of fresh produce	Pesticide	Fruitnet
New MU app helps identify herbicide injury	Pesticide	Delta Farm Press
Dicamba So Far in 2018: Tough to Tell	Pesticide	CropLife
UK exit from EU agency responsible for managing pesticides a ‘massive issue’	Pesticide	FarmingUK
Lords Committee Alarmed At Impending Chemical Chaos After Brexit	Pesticide	FarmingOnline
Environmentalists clash with EFSA over neonicotinoids ban ‘exceptions’	Pesticide	EurActiv
Vallejo Man Suing Herbicide Maker Monsanto Testifies In Cancer Trial	Pesticide	SFGate
Organic approach to boost soil biology	Soil management	Farm Weekly
Impact of rain in MN – pesticide via drone – solid waste as crop fertilizer	Soil management	AG Week
Using Nanotechnology For Electrosynthesis Of Nitrogen-Based Fertilizer Under Ambient Conditions	Soil management	Science Trends
Growing more food with less fertiliser	Soil management	Phys.Org
Plantwatch: phosphate leading to widespread pollution	Soil management	The Guardian
Bengal Govt to promote bio-fertilisers to increase productivity	Soil management	United News of India
Nitrification inhibitors ineffective in GHG reduction	Soil management	The Australian Dairyfarmer
Post-Brexit environment watchdog could set soil quality targets – Committee says	Soil management	FarmingUK
Making the Nitrate Problem of Agriculture Vanish into Air	Soil management	AlphaGalileo
Researchers engineer bacteria that create fertilizer out of thin air – Next step could be ‘nitrogen-fixing’ plants that can do the same reducing need for fertilizer	Soil management	SeedQuest
How agronomists are helping water companies plan ahead	Water & irrigation	Agriland
Ohio Water Quality Executive Order a Warning for Agriculture	Water & irrigation	CropLife
Making the Nitrate Problem of Agriculture Vanish into Air	Water & irrigation	AlphaGalileo
On the path of most resistance – hunting combined heat/drought stress tolerant crops	Water & irrigation	SeedQuest

Human Rights Watch urges Brazil to regulate pesticides more