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Headline	Category	Source
Farm inputs must be allowed to pass EU border checks	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Irish Farmers Journal
EPA streamlines evaluation of pesticides under ESA	Agricultural Policy & Politics	hortidaily.com
If and when it has time the UK must ponder its post-Brexit biotech options	Agricultural Policy & Politics	just-food.com
A GM future?	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Wicked Leeks
Ag fears coronavirus lockdown risks unless ‘essential’ status granted	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Farm Weekly
£1 million to support transition to future farming system	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Gov.uk
Coronavirus puts on hold unveiling of new EU food policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
EU’s negative attitude toward GMOs shaped by 20 years of anti-biotech ‘fear-mongering’ USDA finds	Agricultural Policy & Politics	Genetic Literacy Project
COVID-19 measures could cause ‘devastating’ labour shortage in EU farming	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
Coronavirus puts on hold unveiling of new EU food policy	Agricultural Policy & Politics	EurActiv
European Food Safety Authority – Bees and pesticides: third consultation on guidance review	Agricultural Policy & Politics	SeedQuest
Plant Researchers on the Hunt for New Biocontrol Agents	Agricultural Research	Greenhouse Grower
Technology to screen for higher-yielding crop traits is now more accessible to scientists	Agricultural Research	Sience Daily
Trials reinforce value of potato variety choice	Agricultural Research	The Scottish Farmer
Huge knowledge gap over health of soil	Agricultural Research	BBC News
Study aims to limit barley crop resistance	Agricultural Research	Farm Weekly
What is genetic engineering? A plea for a rational definition of what it is and what it isn’t	Agricultural Research	EurActiv
AHDB announces its first strategic cereal farm for Scotland	Agricultural Research	AgriLand
Boost soybean yields by adapting photosynthesis to fleeting shadows – according to model	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Biologists develop new defence in fight against crop infections	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Researchers apply new technology to identify plant pathogen strains	Agricultural Research	Global Plant Council
Scientists seek to establish community-driven metadata standards for microbiomes research	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
Better plant screening could lead to faster innovation	Agricultural Research	AgWeb
The grass has never been greener for engineering plant immunity and resilience	Agricultural Research	SeedQuest
POET says cuts US corn buying over slumping biofuel demand	Biofuels	Yahoo Finance
Biofuels associations advise EC caution over waivers	Biofuels	Argus Media
Could tribal honey hunters help save the bees and improve our food security?	Environment	Mongabay-India
Bees and pesticides: third consultation on guidance review	Environment	EFSA
EPA Revises Pesticide BE Method Under Endangered Species Act	Environment	EHS Daily Advisor
Natural habitat around farms a win for strawberry growers and birds and consumers	Environment	Science Daily
There’s no industry conspiracy to corrupt research on bees and neonicotinoid insecticides	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
No – we aren’t losing all of our honeybees. And neonicotinoid seed coatings aren’t driving their health problems	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
POSTnote: UK insect decline and extinctions	Environment	Parliament.uk
Preserving our water resources in a changing climate – industry and government tackle threat to future water supplies	Environment	Gov.uk
GMO – climate change skeptics change their minds after learning the facts – study shows	Environment	Genetic Literacy Project
Europe’s agricultural sector struggles to reduce emissions	Environment	EurActiv
European Food Safety Authority – Bees and pesticides: third consultation on guidance review	Environment	SeedQuest
Planting with accuracy for better yields on farm	Food security	Daily Monitor
Farmers call for measures to secure food production as COVID-19 crisis bites	Food security	EurActiv
Agricultural supplies plentiful	Food security	FG Insight
Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India	GM Crops	Sience Daily
How transgenic rice can reduce fertiliser use and boost output	GM Crops	The Nation Newspaper
A GM future?	GM Crops	Wicked Leeks
Kenya GMO insect-resistant Bt cotton approval exposes ‘missed opportunity’ for neighboring Uganda	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Fall armyworm adds bitter note to farmer’s ‘sweet and sour journey’	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
EU’s negative attitude toward GMOs shaped by 20 years of anti-biotech ‘fear-mongering’ USDA finds	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
No – we aren’t losing all of our honeybees. And neonicotinoid seed coatings aren’t driving their health problems	GM Crops	Genetic Literacy Project
Insecticide-making cotton actually boosted pesticide use in India	GM Crops	Futurity
Bt cotton no match for Indian pests	GM Crops	Frontline
Comparisons of organic and conventional agriculture need to be better – say researchers	Organics	Science Daily
Comparisons between organic and conventional agriculture need to be better	Organics	FOOD Magazine
Does organic farming impact fertiliser industry?	Organics	RuralMarketing
Yellow rust alert for forward wheats	IPM	FarmersWeekly
Pesticide seed coatings are widespread but underreported	IPM	Sience Daily
An extra weapon against whitefly	IPM	hortidaily.com
Are risk-based sclerotinia sprays good for the bottom line?	IPM	Agriland.co.uk
Fall armyworm adds bitter note to farmer’s ‘sweet and sour journey’	IPM	Genetic Literacy Project
Advances in genetic and geospatial techniques aid efforts to fend off invasive insects	IPM	Phys.Org
EPA Glyphosate Decision Challenged	Pesticide	DTN The Progressive Farmer
CFS files coalition lawsuit against EPA re-approval of glyphosate pesticide	Pesticide	New Food
Environmental Working Group’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce list stokes pesticide fears	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
EPA Issues Revised Method for Conducting Biological Evaluations of Pesticides	Pesticide	JD Supra
Pesticide seed coatings are widespread but underreported	Pesticide	Sience Daily
EPA Revises Pesticide BE Method Under Endangered Species Act	Pesticide	EHS Daily Advisor
EPA streamlines evaluation of pesticides under ESA	Pesticide	hortidaily.com
Meeting the pre-em challenges for herbicides	Pesticide	The Scottish Farmer
Corteva Agriscience launches new fungicides for cereals in Europe	Pesticide	Krishi Jagran
EPA Issues Revised Method for Conducting Biological Evaluations of Pesticides	Pesticide	The National Law Review
Pesticide residue in fruits and veggies coming down	Pesticide	The Hindu
No – we aren’t losing all of our honeybees. And neonicotinoid seed coatings aren’t driving their health problems	Pesticide	Genetic Literacy Project
EPA sued over reapproval of key Roundup chemical	Pesticide	The Hill
Australian soils not a ‘hotspot’ for glyphosate residues	Pesticide	Farm Weekly
Maryland Passes Ban on Chlorpyrifos Pesticide	Pesticide	Bloomberg Environment
Most of our biocontrol customers are conventional growers’	Pesticide	Fresh Fruit Portal
Insecticide-making cotton actually boosted pesticide use in India	Pesticide	Futurity
Here are the ‘dirty dozen’ fruit and vegetables laced with legal pesticides — even organics	Pesticide	MarketWatch
Pesticide reduction Farm to Fork Leak and digital farming concerns	Pesticide	EurActiv
New soil testing options are on the way	Soil management	Farm Weekly
How transgenic rice can reduce fertiliser use and boost output	Soil management	The Nation Newspaper
Govt introduces mandatory liming	Soil management	The Herald
Soil is a crop’s biggest asset – don’t overlook it	Soil management	The Scottish Farmer
Huge knowledge gap over health of soil	Soil management	BBC News
Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle	Soil management	Science Daily
Australian soils not a ‘hotspot’ for glyphosate residues	Soil management	Farm Weekly
Does organic farming impact fertiliser industry?	Soil management	RuralMarketing
Plant water saving system works like clockwork – it transpires	Water & irrigation	Sience Daily
Preserving our water resources in a changing climate – industry and government tackle threat to future water supplies	Water & irrigation	Gov.uk
Farmers welcome Farm Recovery Fund boost	Water & irrigation	FarmingUK