Tillage
Implementing the cultural control of blackgrass
Tillage farmers in the UK have been left with cultural control as being the primary means of tackling blackgrass infestations...
Roundup
Agri-Business
Bayer to agree settlement in Roundup case - reports
Bayer is set to agree to a settlement in the long-running legal battle concerning its glyphosate-based weed killer brand Roundup. A...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
US judge cuts damages on Monsanto in Roundup cancer case
A judge in the US state of California has decided to reduce by over a third the punitive damages levied...
Rural Life
Couple awarded $2 billion following Roundup cancer claim
A California jury has awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer...
Tillage
'There's responsible and irresponsible glyphosate use' - Doyle
There is a need to differentiate between “responsible and irresponsible” use of the herbicide glyphosate, according to Minister of State...
Agri-Business
Second US jury rules Roundup caused man's cancer
A second trial into Monsanto’s Roundup product in the US has found that the herbicide was the cause of a...
Tillage
Sale, distribution and use of Roundup product banned in France
French authorities have banned the sale, distribution and use of a Roundup product following a court decision last week. The...
Tillage
Alternatives for Roundup to be examined in Kerry
Kerry County Council is apparently investigating the controversial weedkiller Roundup and its uses, and will examine possible alternatives for the...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
Bayer comes out swinging at glyphosate court verdict
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – has come out swinging following the...
Agri-Business
Farmers 'happy' with Roundup despite landmark US verdict
A landmark lawsuit in the US linking glyphosate – the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – to cancer has led to...
Tillage
Wait for glyphosate re-authorisation continues
Farmers throughout Europe will have to wait a little longer for a decision on the re-authorisation of glyphosate. A vote...
Environment
New rules around the use of glyphosate to come into effect in two weeks
New rules which restrict the conditions around the use of glyphosate in the European Union are to come into effect in...
Tillage
EU member states agree restrictions on the use of Glyphosate
EU Member States today supported a European Commission proposal to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate in the EU....
Agri Politics
Glyphosate restrictions proposed by Europe include reduced pre-harvest use
The European Commission has proposed a number of restrictions to the use of glyphosate following its last-minute decision this week to...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Environment
Fears for the future of glyphosate as another EU vote fails
Another vote in Brussels on the future use of glyphosate in the EU has failed to reach a decision, with...
Environment
France to vote against glyphosate renewal this Friday
Ahead of this Friday’s vote on glyphosate, the French Minister for the Environment, Segolene Royal has said that France will...
Agri Politics
Europe fails to agree on glyphosate extension
European Member States have failed to agree on legislation that would allow an extension of the glyphosate license. Today’s Standing...
Environment
Everything you need to know about glyphosate
Glyphosate is an active substance used for the production of pesticides, which has been authorised in the EU since 2002...