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--Articles about Agrochemicals, Crop-Protection
Illinois research shows how dicamba could be safely used in sweet corn
Many agronomic weeds are developing resistance to available herbicides, making them harder and harder to kill. With few effective chemicals left and no new herbicide classes on the horizon, farmers [..]
-->Press-release; University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, February 8, 2022
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Registration of Dicamba for Use on Dicamba-Tolerant Crops
In 2018, EPA extended the registration for two years for over-the-top use (use on growing plants) of dicamba to control weeds in cotton and [..]
-->Press-release; US-EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency (US - EPA), June 9, 2020
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EPA, USDA, and FDA Launch Joint Website to Streamline Information about Agricultural Biotechnology Products
Today, in recognition of National Biotechnology Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a unified website that provides [..]
-->Press-release; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), January 9, 2020
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High pesticide exposure among farmers linked to poor sense of smell later
A Michigan State University study is the first to show an association between unusually high pesticide exposure and poor sense of smell among aging farmers. The research examined more than [..]
-->Press-release; Michigan State University, January 16, 2019
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Neonicotinoids are no longer the best tool to get rid of the bed bugs
Annapolis, MD; January 28, 2016 — A new study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology is the first to report that bed bugs have developed resistance to a class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, the shortened name. Neonics are the most [..]
-->Press-release; Entomological Society of America (ESA), Annapolis, MD; January 28, 2016
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Neonicotinoids: foliar spray uses confirmed as a risk to bees
Neonicotinoid pesticides applied as foliar sprays pose a risk to bees, EFSA has confirmed. The Authority has published assessments on the risks to bees from clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam for all uses other than [..]
-->Press-release; European Food Safety Authority, August 26, 2015
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A selection of links to press-releases, news-articles and documents about agriculture and landscape:
- How to alleviate soil compaction on farm land. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, July 16, 2020. - How to alleviate soil compaction on farm land. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, July 16, 2020. - Nematode has potential to reduce cotton yields by 50 percent. The American Phytopathological Society (APS), July 6, 2020. - GPS isn’t just for road trips anymore. American Society of Agronomy, June 29, 2020. - Holey Moley! Wet weather triggers mole activity. University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group, June 17, 2020. - Downstream Countries Right to Information Claim on Filling Dam Baseless: Experts. Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) - Addis Ababa, May 30, 2020. - Farmers fear famine as locust swarms destroy crops in Pakistan. Russia Today's page on Twitter, May 29, 2020. - Uganda's coffee exports up 17 pct in 4 years. Xinhua News Agency (China), May 26, 2020. - Freezing tolerance in blueberries. Koppert Biological Systems, May 6, 2020. - CAFIA found harmful food supplement with anabolic steroids and further unauthorised substances. Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), April 23, 2020. - We must do all we can to help the agri-food sector. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, April 10, 2020. - How drones can help farmers. American Society of Agronomy, March 23, 2020. - FAO welcomes €17 million contribution from Germany to combat the impact of the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa. Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), February 28, 2020. - Tulips grow in winter, thanks to the summer sun. Wageningen University & Research, February 12, 2020. - Traditional Chinese medicinal plant yields new insecticide compounds. American Chemical Society, January 29, 2020 - CAFIA detected 71 cases of non-compliant advertising of food in 2019 The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (CAFIA), January 24, 2020. - Protecting plants, protecting life: Canada celebrates 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, January 16, 2020. - Purdue scientists develop way to track salmonella infection in real time. Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana (USA), January 7, 2020. - Researchers reveal secret of Chinese medicinal herb. Wageningen University & Research, December 18, 2019. - Towards faster cooking varieties of beans: ACIAR launches an innovative breeding project in East Africa. Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), December 11, 2019. - Woody Plants with Undesirable Tendencies. American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) - November 26, 2019. - New material points toward highly efficient solar cells. Purdue University - West-Lafayette - Indiana (USA), November 12, 2019. - African swine fever: early detection is key to controlling spread. European Food-Safety Authority, November 5, 2019. - What is phytoremediation? Soil Science Society of America,October 15, 2019. - A no-deal Brexit threatens the long-term sustainability of British agriculture. The Soil Association (UK), October 10, 2019. - You can find more news-articles and document review in the Agrolinker's FORUM BOARDS
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