Tillage
Could Roundup really be off the shelves in November?
It’s moving into the end game for the renewal of one of the most commonly used chemicals on Irish farms Roundup....
Roundup
Environment
Glyphosate re-authorisation pushed back by Member States
A vote was not held today in Brussels on the re-authorisation of glyphosate as the European Commission said that it...
Sponsored
Significant weight gain seen in calves using transition milk
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
Agri Politics
France to ban glyphosate - regardless of EU vote this week
Glyphosate will be banned in France – whether or not the EU decides this week to renew the authorisation of...
Environment
New report finds Glyphosate 'unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans'
Glyphosate, the chemical used in Monsanto’s Roundup, is unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet, a...
Agri-Business
Is Bayer preparing to buy Monsanto?
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer may buy US-agribusiness giant Monsanto for more than $40 billion, according to the...
N.Ireland
UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate
The Ulster Farmers’s Union (UFU) has called on the European Commission to re-register glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide...
Tillage
Science 'sidelined' in Roundup renewal debate
As debate rages in Europe of the future of the commonly used herbicide ‘glyphosate’, Agricultural Science Association President, Neil Keane has...
Environment
'Not renewing glyphosate will deliver a killer blow to tillage farmers'
The failure to renew the authorisation of glyphosate, a key ingredient in Roundup, will deliver a killer blow to the...
Sponsored
Info events set for farmers interested in Wagyu cattle
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland is currently seeking farmers interested in producing, rearing and finishing Wagyu cattle. The group is set to...
Agri Politics
'All 28 Member States need a common position on glyphosate'
All 28 Member States of the European Union need a common understandable position on glyphosate, the European Commissioner for Health and...
Agri-Business
European Commission set to re-licence Roundup
The European Commission looks set to re-licence Glyphosate the worlds most widely used and controversial weedkiller. According to reports in...
Tillage
MEPs block approval of new GM maize variety
MEPs have opposed the authorisation of a new variety of GM maize, which is tolerant to glyphosate – the main ingredient...
Environment
'Glyphosate unlikely to pose carcinogenic hazard to humans'
Glyphosate, the chemical used widely in pesticides including Roundup, is ‘unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans‘, according to...
Tillage
There are no issues around Roundup use in Ireland - Coveney
There is no misuse or inappropriate use of Roundup or herbicides containing glyphosate in Ireland, according to the Minister for Agriculture....