Tillage
Teagasc is reminding tillage farmers of the strong links that exist between the Nitrates’ Directive and stubble cultivation measures.
Given the threat of herbicide resistance, agronomists are strongly advising that grass weeds should not be allowed to develop seed heads.
Teagasc is working closely with the farmer on whose land the first Irish case of glyphosate resistance in Italian ryegrass has been found
Teagasc has said it is concerned after identifying the first case of resistance to the weedkiller glyphosate in Irish cropping systems.
The Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has confirmed the first case of glyphosate resistance within a weed population
Environment
Herbicide use in farming and urban areas may not be the dominant source of glyphosate in European rivers, a German university study said.
Teagasc is advising that glyphosate cannot be used to desiccate cereal crops prior to harvest; the new regulation kicks in this year.
PAN Europe will go the European Court of Justice to overturn a European Commission decision not to review the approval of glyphosate.
A ban on glyphosate could lead to an increase in weed abundance and a decrease in the yields of some crops,
It is now evident that an insufficient glyphosate application rate for a specific weed species can increase problems with grass weed control.
Agri-Business
Six European NGOs have taken the "first step" to legally challenge the EU's decision to re-approve the use of glyphosate for another decade.
Rural Life
Farm organisations in France have recently had farmers protesting policies of the French government over issues on glyphosate and fallow land
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Parkinson's Association of Ireland, Shane O'Brien, has said that while it will continue to call
A group of NGOs is set to go to the Court of Justice of the EU to stop the renewal of the herbicide glyphosate.
Green MEPs will call on European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to intervene and stop the renewal of the herbicide glyphosate.
The European Commission will adopt a regulation that renews approval of glyphosate for plant protection purposes for 10 years in the EU.
Following the outcome of EU member states voting on the European Commission’s proposal to renew the use of glyphosate, an Irish farm organisation has called the herbicide "critical" for Irish agriculture.
In a vote today, a proposal to renew the use of glyphosate for ten years did not receive the required majority from EU member states.
EU citizens are 'highly concerned' about the use of pesticides, according to the results of an opinion poll released today from PAN Europe
Green Party MEPs have called on Minister McConalogue to vote against a proposal to renew the authorisation of glyphosate next week.
A proposal has been published by the European Commission to renew "the authorisation for the herbicide glyphosate".
PAN has said today (September 11) that a recent study has shown two EU agencies 'dismissed' the cancer risk in glyphosate.
Glyphosate has been found 'in surface waters in 11 out of 12 European countries, according to a new report by PAN Europe.
