A recent study has found that red nets are more effective than black or white nets in preventing onion thrips from damaging crops. So, could red nets be the solution environmentalists have been searching for to help reduce agricultural reliance on the...
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced that plans to cut pesticide use across the European Union have been dropped but environmentalists say the battle is far from over.
Grapevine farmers currently uses ’immersive’ amounts of pesticides to protect their crops, according to Richard Petersik, CEO of VineForecast. In response, the German start-up is tapping artificial intelligence to help farmers reduce their use of agricultural...
Scientists at supplement manufacturer NOW have validated a new test method for finding pesticide residues in difficult-to-analyze botanicals, such as Hawthorn extract.
Our latest news and views from Brussels takes in the UK’s general election result, a ban on chlorpyrifos and the EU’s food waste and sustainability plans.
Our latest edition of EU news looks at a ‘worrying decline of food controls’ among member states, calls to ban controversial ingredient E171 and the practice of CO2 stunning of pigs, while a Lithuanian beer’s ‘original and exceptional characteristics’...
The Commission's general food law proposal must be significantly amended to prevent companies withholding safety information on chemicals in food in the name of protecting trade secrets, ClientEarth lawyers say.
