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Headline	Category	Source
What’s in store for ag in 2020	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Politico
Indian farmers showcase GMO glyphosate-tolerant cotton yields to defy nation’s biotech crop rules	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Canadian judge rejects activist bid to immediately ban neonicotinoid pesticide Thiamethoxam	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
Is It Moral To Oppose The Use Of Pesticides?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Science 2.0
Food industry and GE crop growers ask for more time to comment on GMO disclosure guidance	Agricultural Policy & Politics	IEG Policy
Malibu going after all pesticides Ban OK’d by city is against state law – California officials say	Agricultural Policy & Politics	NWAOnline
China approves two new GM crops from US for import and renews 10 others	Agricultural Policy & Politics	BusinessWorld Online
European Union to Ban Chlorpyrifos after January 31 2020	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The National Law Review
GMO Labeling Regs Still Causing Confusion	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Food Processing
Scientific findings drive EPA’s latest atrazine decision	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AGDAILY
China Seeks Public Opinion on GMO Corn Approval	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Sixth Tone
French eco group calls to ‘cancel’ crop spread rule	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Connexion
Food industry waits for guidance before complying with biotech law	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Agri-Pulse
Malibu wants to ban all pesticides. The state of California says that’s against the law	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Los Angeles Times
France’s ban on 36 glyphosate weedkillers	Agricultural Policy & Politics	The Connexion
It’s time to end fake news about GMO foods being unsafe	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Courier Journal
The Last Thing Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Want Is Science For Christmas	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Science 2.0
Planting the seeds for the future of EU’s agriculture	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Industry and farmers expect ‘science-based’ solutions to deliver New Green Deal	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
European Green Deal vague on pesticides and genetic engineering	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
EU to ban two ‘brain-damaging’ pesticides	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Europe needs a greener Common Agricultural Policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EU Observer
Agricultural bill and environment bill update	Agricultural Policy & Politics	AHDB
Genes controlling mycorrhizal colonization discovered in soybean	Agricultural Research	Science Daily
GM Technology Can Solve Some of the Basic Problems Related to Agriculture	Agricultural Research	Krishi Jagran
‘Regulation and risk assessment must evolve with technology’	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
Drones as effective tools for fruit farmers	Agricultural Research	Fresh Plaza
Farmers are invited to free agronomy events across Scotland	Agricultural Research	AgriLand
Is remote monitoring the future?	Agricultural Research	FG Insight
Fields of the future: What will arable farming look like?	Agricultural Research	FG Insight
Future of Skills launch at OFC	Agricultural Research	AHDB
UK’s Department for Transport announces funding for biofuel projects	Bioindustry	Biofuel News
UK funds 4 advanced biofuel projects producing transportation fuel	Bioindustry	Canadian Biomass
EU scrambles to meet 2020 biofuels targets	Bioindustry	Argus Media
Shutdown of coal-fired plants in US saves lives and improves crop yields	Environment	Science Daily
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery	Environment	Science Daily
Scottish farmers could ‘comfortably’ slash emissions by over a third	Environment	www.businessgreen.com
Maize crop chemicals blamed for mass North Island bee deaths	Environment	Newshub
Hit by climate change agriculture continues to suffer	Environment	The Express Tribune
Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse insect apocalypse	Environment	The Guardian
Industry and farmers expect ‘science-based’ solutions to deliver New Green Deal	Environment	EurActiv
Parliament urges cuts in pesticide use to save Europe’s pollinators	Environment	EurActiv
Farmers criticise suggestion to convert half of UK farmland to nature	Environment	FarmingUK
Reducing runoff with undersown maize	Environment	FG Insight
Agricultural bill and environment bill update	Environment	AHDB
Panic in Marsabit as locusts threaten to devour farmlands	Food security	nation.co.ke
Another pollinator dilemma: neonicotinoid insecticides	Food security	MinnPost
China Set to Approve GMO Corn in Bid to Boost Food Security	Food security	Bloomberg
Lost crops’ could have fed as many as maize	Food security	Science Daily
Untapped genetic potential means wheat yields only 60% of what they could be – shows study	Food security	FarmingOnline
Indian farmers highlight higher yields from banned GMO herbicide-tolerant insect-resistant cotton	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Kenya set to distribute high-yielding GMO Bt cotton for spring planting	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Poplars genetically modified not to harm air quality grow as well as non-modified trees	GM Crops	Phys.Org
GM “golden” rice approved for consumption in the Philippines	GM Crops	ZME Science
SC issues notice on illegal planting of non-approved GM crops	GM Crops	Outlook India
SC seeks Centre”s response on plea against GM mustard rollout	GM Crops	Outlook India
China poised to approve GMO corn and soy—paving the way for local biotech crop production	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
GM “golden” rice approved for consumption in the Philippines	GM Crops	ZME Science
Time to give GMOs a chance?	GM Crops	The Scottish Farmer
China approves two new GM crops from US for import and renews 10 others	GM Crops	BusinessWorld Online
Kenya approves gmo cotton	GM Crops	Daily Monitor
Golden Rice Approved as Safe for Consumption in the Philippines	GM Crops	Smithsonian
China Seeks Public Opinion on GMO Corn Approval	GM Crops	Sixth Tone
GMO crops set to pass biosafety tests	GM Crops	China.org.cn
Biotech ruling could change global farming through the 2020s	GM Crops	ObserverXtra
SA farmers allowed to buy and grow GM crops	GM Crops	PerthNow
The Last Thing Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Want Is Science For Christmas	GM Crops	Science 2.0
FG assures Nigerians on safety as first transgenic crop goes commercial	GM Crops	Daily Trust
Wants to discontinue fertiliser subsidy – push organic farming	Organics	Yahoo India News
The impact of the new CAP on organic farming	Organics	EurActiv
EU’s new agriculture Commissioner vows to promote organic farming	Organics	EurActiv
Panic in Marsabit as locusts threaten to devour farmlands	Pest control	nation.co.ke
Agriculture companies accelerate biopesticide development amid consumer pressure	Pest control	Genetic Literacy Project
Chemical companies boost biopesticide development in pursuit of sustainable farming	Pest control	Genetic Literacy Project
Late blight disease affects 10% potato crop – Jalandhar Hoshiarpur farmers worried	Pest control	Hindustan Times
Long-dormant disease becomes most dominant foliar disease in New York onion crops	Pest control	Science Daily
Expect high weed pressure in 2020	Pest control	Agri News
Sheep grazing eliminates need for rapeseed growth regulators	Pest control	FarmersWeekly
Castor and cumin crops hit in biggest locust swarm attack in North Gujarat	Pest control	Business Standard
Yellow rust needs a watchful eye	Pest control	The Scottish Farmer
New discovery to help fight lethal oilseed rape disease	Pest control	FarmingUK
Pest numbers lower in no-till crops	Pest control	FG Insight
Optimising herbicide performance begins with understanding behaviour	Pesticide	Mirage News
Canadian judge rejects activist bid to immediately ban neonicotinoid pesticide Thiamethoxam	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
Is It Moral To Oppose The Use Of Pesticides?	Pesticide	Science 2.0
Roundup Ruled the Farm Now Its Maker Has a Challenger	Pesticide	Wall Street Journal
Herbicide ban not a sure thing yet	Pesticide	Hawaii Tribune-Herald
High Court directs government to substitute use of hazardous herbicide	Pesticide	newagebd.net
Nilgiris farmers divided on pesticide ban	Pesticide	Times of India
Malibu going after all pesticides Ban OK’d by city is against state law – California officials say	Pesticide	NWAOnline
European Union to Ban Chlorpyrifos after January 31 2020	Pesticide	The National Law Review
University of Iowa research finds link between insecticide and cardiovascular disease	Pesticide	Iowa City Press Citizen
Scientific findings drive EPA’s latest atrazine decision	Pesticide	AGDAILY
Government survey okays Brazilian produce for pesticide residues	Pesticide	FreshPlaza.com
Overuse of herbicides costs £ 400 million a year for the UK economy	Pesticide	Industry Global News 24
Fighting Almond Disease? Particle Size Does Matter.	Pesticide	AgNet West
Exposure to pyrethroid insecticides linked to mortality	Pesticide	Medical Xpress
Another Day – Another Statistical Claim About Pesticides And ‘Risk’ Of Death	Pesticide	Science 2.0
Overuse of herbicides costing UK economy £400 million a year	Pesticide	Agriland.co.uk
Could the US Government’s Objection to Glyphosate Verdict Be a Turning Point for Agriculture?	Pesticide	CropLife
Malibu wants to ban all pesticides. The state of California says that’s against the law	Pesticide	Los Angeles Times
France’s ban on 36 glyphosate weedkillers	Pesticide	The Connexion
Herbal acaricide developed to save livestock and pets	Pesticide	Outlook India
Herbicidal resistance across the UK	Pesticide	Industry Global News 24
Trump’s EPA Goes to Bat for Bayer as Company Fights $25 Million Verdict	Pesticide	WallStreetWindow.com
Curbing pesticide dependency to set a world sustainable standard	Pesticide	EurActiv
EU to ban two ‘brain-damaging’ pesticides	Pesticide	EurActiv
Battling hunger with more fertiliser	Soil management	The Nation Newspaper
Protected urea: the fertiliser that cuts emissions without cutting production	Soil management	Farm Ireland
Feeding the Soil Brings Dramatically Positive Results	Soil management	No-Till Farmer
Muddied waters: how agriculture is blamed for a decline in pristine rivers	Water & irrigation	The Times
Reducing runoff with undersown maize	Water & irrigation	FG Insight

What’s in store for ag in 2020