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Headline	Category	Source
UK could tackle sustainability challenges post Brexit with GMO crops – farmer’s union chief says	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
How food bullying spreads unjustified fears about GMOs/animal welfare/food safety	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
GM crop regulation changes goes to early vote	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Barossa & Light Herald
Anti-pesticide group As You Sow and food industry spar over glyphosate sustainability	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
National Farmers Union urges US Congress to extend biodiesel tax credit	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Biofuels International Magazine
National Agrochemicals Congress recommends policy review – safe & judicious pesticide use	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Indus Dictum
Anti-GMO forces target New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) despite similarities to conventional crops	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
EPA Moves to Loosen Limits on Pesticide Atrazine	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Bloomberg Environment
MEPs oppose import authorisation of herbicide-resistant GMOs	Agricultural Policy & Politics	ENDS Europe
GMO imports face fresh opposition in European Parliament	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Brussels Times
Greens Senate bid to overturn GMO regulation fails	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Maitland Mercury
2500 scientists urge EU to reform environmentally ‘damaging’ CAP	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Experts unlock key to photosynthesis – a find that could help us meet food security demands	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Nanosensor detects trace amounts of chemicals – helping farmers cut pesticide and fertilizer use	Agricultural Research	Genetic Literacy Project
Australian Federal Government and the Opposition sign off on uncontrolled genetic experiment	Agricultural Research	Mirage News
John Deere showcases autonomous electric tractor and other new tech	Agricultural Research	Robotics and Automation News
Commercial Drone Use in the Construction/Forestry and Agriculture Industries	Agricultural Research	Lexology
Scientists Unveil New Chemical to Help Plants Retain Water	Agricultural Research	Asharq Al-awsat English
Science prevails’ as suspension of award for herbicide research is reversed	Agricultural Research	Mongabay.com
West Africa boot camp seeks artificial intelligence fix for climate-hit farmers	Agricultural Research	Thomson Reuters Foundation
UC Davis ag entomologist and computer students create strawberry app	Agricultural Research	Woodland Daily Democrat
Scientists discover origin of deadly wheat pathogen	Agricultural Research	FarmingUK
Experts Unlock Key to Photosynthesis – a Find That Could Help Us Meet Food Security Demands	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
Research team wants to eliminate dangerous plant diseases in rice	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
How McCain will help us to show more children how to grow potatoes	Agricultural Research	AHDB
Technology could unlock British farmland’s full potential	Agricultural Research	AHDB
Bill Gates calls for doubled investment in seed development	Agricultural Research	The Hndu
New digital ag research station to help future proof Australia’s farms	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
New research in Western Australia targets common oat disease	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Don’t burn crop stubble – convert it into biofuel	Bioindustry	Times of India
France to end tax breaks for palm oil in biofuel	Bioindustry	The Edge Markets MY
The Trouble With Biofuels	Bioindustry	EcoWatch
Trade/biofuel policy certainty would boost ag sector: FCA chief	Bioindustry	IEG Policy
National Farmers Union urges US Congress to extend biodiesel tax credit	Bioindustry	Biofuels International Magazine
France to end palm oil tax breaks after outcry	Bioindustry	Deutsche Welle
US Biofuels Sector Can Boost Global Agriculture	Bioindustry	Vital
Thank You – Farmers – for Advocating for Ag and Biofuels	Bioindustry	Vital
How the world’s most widely used insecticide led to a fishery collapse	Environment	National Geographic
Ontario is looking to weaken pesticide rules – environmentalists say	Environment	The Globe and Mail
Climate Change and Loss of Species: Our Greatest Challenges	Environment	Inter Press Service
A century later plant biodiversity struggles in wake of agricultural abandonment	Environment	Science Daily
Greenhouse gas nitrous oxide emissions have ‘increased substantially’ in the past decade	Environment	ABC News
Greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is on the rise	Environment	University of Leeds
Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient but they make climate change a lot worse	Environment	The Conversation AU
Crop Diversification – Way to Welcome Agricultural Sustainability by Mitigating Climatic Changes	Environment	Krishi Jagran
Government publishes plan to tackle agriculture emissions	Environment	Farm Ireland
Climate crisis: 11000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’	Environment	The Guardian
Europe must act on intensive farming to save wildlife – scientists say	Environment	The Guardian
October was hottest in Earth’s recorded history say scientists	Environment	Independent
Down But Not Out	Environment	Rothamsted
The ‘unnoticed insect apocalypse’: How people in towns and cities can help	Environment	BBC News
Cork County on the Rise: Integrated approach to sustainable food production is needed in Ireland	Environment	Irish Examiner
Climakers Alliance: A farmer-driven approach to climate challenge	Environment	Agriland
Communicating uncertainty about climate change	Environment	Global Plant Council
Large-scale tree planting ‘no easy task’	Environment	BBC News
Experts unlock key to photosynthesis – a find that could help us meet food security demands	Food security	Science Daily
Food security fears as locusts destroy crops in Pakistan’s worst plague since the 1990s	Food security	Telegraph.co.uk
Beyond the green revolution	Food security	Science Daily
Brave new food world	Food security	EurActiv
MEPs have high hopes for the EU’s new food policy	Food security	EurActiv
Experts Unlock Key to Photosynthesis – a Find That Could Help Us Meet Food Security Demands	Food security	Science Daily
Beyond the Green Revolution	Food security	Science Daily
UK could tackle sustainability challenges post Brexit with GMO crops – farmer’s union chief says	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Food safety officials reject Golden Rice-cancer link as Philippines inches toward commercializing	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Will CRISPR’s promise force the organic industry to reconsider its opposition to gene-edited crops?	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Monsanto’s GMO soybean as safe as conventional counterpart – EU Food Safety Authority confirms	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Demonstration plots in Kenya show that genetically GM maize resists insects and increase yields	GM Crops	Alliance for Science
Gene editing delivers 15-16pc protein sorghum	GM Crops	North Queensland Register
Ghana’s parliament has approved regulations that open the door for the country to commercialize GM crops	GM Crops	Alliance for Science
GM crop regulation changes goes to early vote	GM Crops	Barossa & Light Herald
Dr. Gottlieb – Tell Private Label Brands Not To Cave In To Non-GMO Project Extortion	GM Crops	Science 2.0
GMO technology is in Uganda’s interests	GM Crops	pmldaily.com
Australian Federal Government and the Opposition sign off on uncontrolled genetic experiment	GM Crops	Mirage News
Do GE developers really know what they are doing?	GM Crops	Scoop.co.nz
The Gene Technology Amendment bill will affect Tasmanian brand say Greens	GM Crops	The Advocate
Anti-GMO forces target New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) despite similarities to conventional crops	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM crops	GM Crops	The Nuffield Council on Bioethics
MEPs oppose import authorisation of herbicide-resistant GMOs	GM Crops	ENDS Europe
Don’t overpay for greens labeled ‘non-GMO’—because there’s no genetically modified lettuce	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GMO imports face fresh opposition in European Parliament	GM Crops	The Brussels Times
Purple GMO tomato with boosted antioxidant levels could lead to more nutritious produce	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Paraguay approves GMO drought-tolerant soy – fourth major producer to green light biotech crop	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GMOs: Are they really that bad?	GM Crops	WHBL News
Researchers clear the path for ‘designer’ plants – New targets for gene editing could lead to more resilient crops	GM Crops	SeedQuest
Genetic engineering tools produce better-modified plants faster and easier	GM Crops	SeedQuest
Will CRISPR’s promise force the organic industry to reconsider its opposition to gene-edited crops?	Organics	Genetic Literacy Project
Private firm UG scientists develop new organic fertiliser	Organics	BusinessGhana
Back to basics- Uttarakhand to criminalize usage of chemical fertilisers	Organics	The New Indian Express
Soybean Growers Look Beyond Chemicals to Fight Weeds	Pest control	DTN The Progressive Farmer
Need a BiocontrolsA dvisor? There’s an App for That	Pest control	Greenhouse Grower
Data is king’ in biopesticide application	Pest control	Fruitnet
Climate Change and Loss of Species: Our Greatest Challenges	Pest control	Inter Press Service
Herbicide Resistance Testing	Pest control	WeedSmart
The top weeds for 2020	Pest control	Ohio's Country Journal
AgForce questions Government commitment to invasive species control	Pest control	Mirage News
Miticides better than insecticides to fight mite problems	Pest control	Las Vegas Review-Journal
How nematodes outsmart the defenses of pests	Pest control	Science Daily
Tar spot takes root as top corn plant disease	Pest control	Wisconsin State Farmer
EU slashes permitted citrinin levels in red yeast rice supplements	Pest control	IEG Policy
New scientific research offers hope for overcoming olive tree killer	Pest control	EurActiv
Scientists discover origin of deadly wheat pathogen	Pest control	FarmingUK
Research team wants to eliminate dangerous plant diseases in rice	Pest control	Global Plant Council
Plant Health: prioritising the fight against 20 plant pests on the EU	Pest control	Global Plant Council
Data is king for successful biopesticide application	Pest control	AHDB
Weed control without diquat	Pest control	AHDB
First light leaf spot symptoms identified in oilseed rape crops	Pest control	FarmingOnline
Takeaways from Australians’ Approaches to Herbicide Resistance Management	Pesticide	No-Till Farmer
Syngenta Sues Atticus for Patent Infringement	Pesticide	Agweb
Pesticide usage in Scotland	Pesticide	Scottish Government News
Insects Facing ‘Unnoticed Apocalypse’ Due to Routine Use of Pesticides – Report Warns	Pesticide	Newsweek
Pesticide importers threaten lawsuit to block Thailand’s glyphosate ban	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Pesticide ban on the cards in Brighton and Hove	Pesticide	Brighton and Hove News
Balls of steel: Needed to extract pesticide residues from fruit	Pesticide	separationsNOW.com
Nanosensor detects trace amounts of chemicals – helping farmers cut pesticide and fertilizer use	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Anti-pesticide group As You Sow and food industry spar over glyphosate sustainability	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Thar Foundation donates anti-locust pesticide to district government	Pesticide	Business Recorder
Pesticide restrictions may benefit tea sector	Pesticide	The Asian Age
Science prevails’ as suspension of award for herbicide research is reversed	Pesticide	Mongabay.com
Sick Of Pesticides? Remember Death In The Time Of Cholera	Pesticide	Forbes
Wilbur-Ellis Launches Drift Reduction Product in California	Pesticide	CropLife
EPA Moves to Loosen Limits on Pesticide Atrazine	Pesticide	Bloomberg Environment
Glyphosate Market to grow significantly up to 2024 – US to be major revenue contributor	Pesticide	Technology Magazine
Scottish pesticide use on arable crops declines	Pesticide	FarmingUK
Activist Shareholders Set Their Sights on Pesticide Use	Pesticide	Bloomberg Environment
Pesticide Imports into the US Expand Rapidly Against Large But Stagnating Domestic Output	Pesticide	Global Trade Magazine
What’s your pesticide IQ?	Pesticide	Farm Progress
Bayer now facing 42700 compensation claims over glyphosate	Pesticide	EurActiv
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority announces chemical review of neonicotinoids	Pesticide	SeedQuest
$22 million in new biofutures projects set to start in Queensland	Soil management	Mirage News
Greenhouse gas nitrous oxide emissions have ‘increased substantially’ in the past decade	Soil management	ABC News
How grain analysis can help farmers hit wheat protein specs	Soil management	FarmersWeekly
Greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is on the rise	Soil management	University of Leeds
Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient but they make climate change a lot worse	Soil management	The Conversation AU
Oracle Power’s Thar resource cited as potential fertiliser project by Pakistan and China	Soil management	Proactive Investors UK
Private firm UG scientists develop new organic fertiliser	Soil management	BusinessGhana
Arable farmer praises do-it-yourself nutrient tests	Soil management	Stuff.co.nz
Can information help reduce imbalanced application of fertilisers in India	Soil management	International Growth Centre
Back to basics – Uttarakhand to criminalize usage of chemical fertilisers	Soil management	The New Indian Express
What future holds for Sprinkler Irrigation Systems Market? top players to be benefited	Water & irrigation	Crypto Journal
Scientists Unveil New Chemical to Help Plants Retain Water	Water & irrigation	Asharq Al-awsat English
New Nanosensor Detects Microscopic Contaminants in Water	Water & irrigation	USDA.gov
Only 1.5% of France’s waters are truly protected – expert says	Water & irrigation	EurActiv

UK could tackle sustainability challenges post Brexit with GMO crops – farmer’s union chief says