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Early stages of plant disease could be detected in new drones, say researchers
Drones are being developed which could detect plant diseases before any visible signs begin to show, according to researchers. Disease can impact…
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Help the public connect with British flowers like they do with food, top florist says
British flower growers have been told that they need to connect the public with seasonal British flowers in the same way they have connected with…
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Neonicotinoid ban cost farmers £18.4m in 2016, figures show
The full cost to farmers of the neonicotinoid ban in 2016 was £18.4 million and resulted in almost 28,800ha of lost crop, a study has found. Funded…
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Union launches campaign to re-authorise glyphosate as decision date looms
As the EU decision on whether or not to re-authorise the herbicide glyphosate approaches, a farming union has called on farmers to get the message…
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Tech start-up aims to stop rural crime as it happens with new security system
A team of young tech entrepreneurs have developed a new, real-time, remote area security system in answer to the continuing rise in rural crime…
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Exposed rats to glyphosate 'show no evident differences', preliminary study shows
Results of a new animal study into possible health risks of the weedkiller glyphosate will be published in time to inform a key EU re-licensing vote…
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Two organisations file lawsuit against Monsanto for 'misleading' public
Two non-profit organisations have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for "misleading" the public. Beyond Pesticides and the Organic Consumers…
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Farmers 'angry' over level of imported lamb this Easter
Farmers are 'justifiably angry' at the level of imported lamb products on British supermarket shelves this Easter. NFU Scotland members have been…
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EU gives green light to China’s £32.5bn takeover of Syngenta
The United States and European regulators have cleared a Chinese conglomerate's proposed $43 billion acquisition of Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta…
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Researchers gain $20m grant to use robotic platforms to identity drought-resistant crops
A team of researchers are using a pair of robotics platforms and a $20 million grant from the US National Science Foundation to develop a system for…
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