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Headline	Category	Source
Upper house vote against GM Bill	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Port Lincoln Times
SA Farmers ‘bitterly disappointed’ by GM vote	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Mirage News
MEPs call for a reduction in pesticides to protect bees	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Europarl
Austria’s ban on weedkiller glyphosate hits roadblock	Agricultural Policy & Politics	San Francisco Chronicle
Activist junk science breeds bad policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Canada Free Press
Federal and provincial bodies lock horns over pesticide laws	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Express Tribune
MEPs calling for a reduction in pesticide use	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Agriland
Tough pesticide regulations ensure food security	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Business Daily
France Bans Two US Sulfoxaflor-based Pesticides Citing Risk to bees	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Agribusiness Global
3 German science institutes say CRISPR-edited plants not GMOs and call for new EU biotech crop rules	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
EU study to clarify gene editing court ruling further muddies waters	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
EU agency: Greening of the EU main farm policy not delivered yet	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
New European Union plant health rules published in the EU official journal	Agricultural Policy & Politics	SeedQuest
EU calls for study to justify 2018 gene-editing legislation	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EU Policies
EU study to clarify gene editing court ruling further muddies waters	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
With a ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy on the cards is the EU finally listening to its citizens?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
EU Commission set to vote on ban of controversial organophosate pesticides	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
UK faced with EU-US biotechnology dilemma post-Brexit	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Fungi ‘junk genes’ could yield new drugs and biopesticides – study shows	Agricultural Research	Genetic Literacy Project
NZ ‘making progress’ in GMO feed research as FSANZ plots food code changes	Agricultural Research	FoodNavigator-Asia.com
Nematodes successfully launched into space for first ever agricultural bio-control experiment on ISS	Agricultural Research	EIN News
Researchers confirm new dual fungicide resistance in barley disease	Agricultural Research	Mirage News
Blight-resistant GMO potatoes show promise in field trials	Agricultural Research	Genetic Literacy Project
Harnessing research for climate-resilient wheat	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Innovative wheat genome research awarded five-year European funding	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Discovery of a new protein gives insight into a long-standing plant immunity mystery	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Protein antibiotics offer new hope for fighting common crop diseases	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Europe should take lead in science-based plant innovation	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
Biofuel sparks hundreds of farmer machinery repair complaints	Bioindustry	BBC News
EPA reneges on president’s biofuel promise reflected in RFS proposal	Bioindustry	AG Week
Biofuels Are A Negative For The Climate And We Can Thank Environmentalists For That	Bioindustry	Science 2.0
What is the outlook for domestic bioethanol wheat usage?	Bioindustry	AHDB
Emotional support bees? One man shows how far the rules stretch	Environment	AGDAILY
Call for funds for environmentally-friendly farmers to protect rivers and lakes	Environment	Irish Times
What’s behind the decline in bees and other pollinators?	Environment	Europarl
MEPs call for a reduction in pesticides to protect bees	Environment	Europarl
Large atmospheric waves in the jet stream present risk to global food production	Environment	Science Daily
German farmers set bonfires across the country in protest at being ‘ignored’ in climate drive	Environment	Telegraph.co.uk
Biofuels Are A Negative For The Climate And We Can Thank Environmentalists For That	Environment	Science 2.0
Harnessing research for climate-resilient wheat	Environment	SeedQuest
Large atmospheric waves in the jet stream present risk to global food production	Food security	Science Daily
Tough pesticide regulations ensure food security	Food security	Business Daily
Charts of the Week: Food (in)security	Food security	Brookings Institution
Natural health’ and conspiracy sites exploit social media to fester opposition to GMO crops	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM crops ban to stay in force in SA	GM Crops	9News
Upper house vote against GM Bill	GM Crops	Port Lincoln Times
SA Farmers ‘bitterly disappointed’ by GM vote	GM Crops	Mirage News
Sequenced sugarcane genome aids development of high-yielding GMO crop varieties	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
USDA bioengineered food labels could clear up GMO confusion	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
European Union green lights imports of eight GMO crops	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Pest resistance to GMO crops is a real threat but no reason to avoid biotechnology	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM potato trials point to blight resistant crops of the future	GM Crops	FarmingUK
3 German science institutes say CRISPR-edited plants not GMOs and call for new EU biotech crop rules	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Meet ‘Tom’: The weed-spotting robot that could slash blanket herbicide spraying	Pest control	Genetic Literacy Project
Fungi ‘junk genes’ could yield new drugs and biopesticides – study shows	Pest control	Genetic Literacy Project
Seaweed-based biostimulants to enhance productivity	Pest control	Future Farming
New chemistry to fight early blight in potatoes	Pest control	The Produce News
Pest resistance to GMO crops is a real threat but no reason to avoid biotechnology	Pest control	Genetic Literacy Project
Research Shows Cover Crops Pay	Pest control	Successful Farming
How to Manage Prevent Plant Weeds	Pest control	Successful Farming
Biodegradable spray helps battle crop pathogens	Pest control	SeedQuest
Australia – New mode of action for insect pests in cucurbits and fruiting vegetables	Pest control	SeedQuest
Breakthrough in battle against invasive plants	Pest control	SeedQuest
New developments in disease and pest control for tree fruit	Pest control	AHDB
Insecticide banned in West widely used here	Pesticide	The Asian Age
Managing Herbicide Resistance	Pesticide	No-Till Farmer
Meet ‘Tom’: The weed-spotting robot that could slash blanket herbicide spraying	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
EU votes to ban insecticide chlorpyrifos citing brain damage risk to children	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Pesticide chlorpyrifos banned by EU	Pesticide	EUobserver
Dicamba Fatigue	Pesticide	DTN The Progressive Farmer
Austria’s ban on weedkiller glyphosate hits roadblock	Pesticide	San Francisco Chronicle
Syngenta rounding up chemical options just in case glypho goes	Pesticide	Farm Weekly
Brussels to outlaw use of insecticide chlorpyrifos	Pesticide	Taiwan News
MEPs calling for a reduction in pesticide use	Pesticide	Agriland
New chemistry to fight early blight in potatoes	Pesticide	The Produce News
Council OKs Ban On Roundup And Other Herbicides On County Land	Pesticide	Honolulu Civil Beat
Sounding the alarm on pesticides	Pesticide	The Ellsworth American
France Bans Two US Sulfoxaflor-based Pesticides Citing Risk to bees	Pesticide	Agribusiness Global
The Knowns and Unknowns of the Herbicide MCPA	Pesticide	Advanced Science News
Occupational Pesticide Exposure Linked to CVD	Pesticide	Medscape
EU Commission set to vote on ban of controversial organophosate pesticides	Pesticide	EurActiv
Austria on course to become first EU country to ban glyphosate	Pesticide	EurActiv
Recycling biotechnology by-products can enhance soil health	Soil management	The Asian Age
Environment watchdog calls for reduction in fertiliser usage	Soil management	Independent.ie
Soil quality action group pursues farm chemical ban	Soil management	Bangkok Post
Know your soil better and save on fertiliser	Soil management	The Scottish Farmer
Recycling nutrient-rich industrial waste products enhances soil	Soil management	Times of India
How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?	Soil management	Phys.Org
Call for funds for environmentally-friendly farmers to protect rivers and lakes	Water & irrigation	Irish Times

Upper house vote against GM Bill