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Pesticides

Emergency authorisation granted for non-cruiser treated sugar beet crops

Arable

Emergency authorisation granted for non-cruiser treated sugar beet crops

Industry gains emergency authorisation for an additional aphid spray for non-Cruiser SB treated crops

clock 10 May 2024 • 1 min read
US is still the world's largest agricultural exporter, but production pressures and population growth increases imports

Arable

US is still the world's largest agricultural exporter, but production pressures and population growth increases imports

The US is still an agricultural superpower, but over the past few years it has become a net importer of food

clock 13 March 2024 • 6 min read
Organic farming must be included in Government's land use framework

Politics

Organic farming must be included in Government's land use framework

Organic Íæż½ã½ã and Growers chief executive Roger Kerr said there was a ‘whole industry out there built around pesticides and fertilisers' which wants organic to fail, but organic is a ‘defined farming system that can deliver a ‘low carbon, nature-friendly, people-positive' food system

clock 16 December 2023 • 2 min read
Campaigners target sugar sector over pesticide use

Arable

Campaigners target sugar sector over pesticide use

A new study claiming sugar beet growers are responsible for harming nature has been dismissed by union

clock 25 September 2023 • 2 min read
Dover checks find unlabelled meat and illegal pesticide residues on imports

Farm Business

Dover checks find unlabelled meat and illegal pesticide residues on imports

Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the UK’s border controls, after vehicles importing food were found to contain unlabelled meat and flax seeds with illegally high pesticide residue levels.

clock 20 October 2022 • 2 min read