France is to ban 36 glyphosate products by the end of 2020. Of the 69 products currently available in France, 36 will be withdrawn from the market immediately and their use will be forbidden by the end of 2020, ‘due to a lack or absence of scientific data ruling out any genotoxic risk’. These products account for nearly 75 percent by weight of glyphosate-based products sold in France last year for agricultural and other uses. Denmark has been crowned as the first-ever ‘Country of the Year’ for its commitment to organic by international food convention Nordic Organic Food Fair. A global synthesis reveals insect diversity benefits crop production. Using data from 89 studies conducted on 1,475 field sites across the world, researchers found that the diversity of pollinators and natural enemies is very important to crop yield, and insect diversity contributes to yield in a separate way from their abundance. Buoyed by scientific and public concern, hundreds of communities around the country are banning glyphosate’s use and working toward organic lawn management. Genetically engineered salmon are engineered to grow faster than conventional Atlantic salmon and will be the first genetically modified animals approved for human consumption in the U.S.
Denmark takes the award for its ‘commitment to organic
Denmark has been crowned as the first-ever ‘Country of the Year’ for its commitment to organic by international food convention Nordic Organic Food Fair.
A global synthesis reveals insect diversity benefits crop production
Using data from 89 studies conducted on 1,475 field sites across the world, researchers found that the diversity of pollinators and natural enemies is very important to crop yield, and insect diversity contributes to yield in a separate way from their abundance.
France to ban 36 glyphosate products by end of 2020
Of the 69 products currently available in France, 36 will be withdrawn from the market immediately and their use forbidden by the end of 2020, ‘due to a lack or absence of scientific data ruling out any genotoxic risk’. These products account for nearly 75% by weight of glyphosate-based products sold in France last year for agricultural and other uses.
Community-Led Efforts to Ban Glyphosate in Public Spaces Pick up Speed
Buoyed by scientific and public concern, hundreds of communities around the country are banning the herbicide’s use and working toward organic lawn management.
Genetically engineered salmon: An update on how they are growing in Albany
These GE fish are engineered to grow faster than conventional Atlantic salmon and will be the first genetically modified animals approved for human consumption in the U.S.
