pesticides

  1. The Guardian RSS

    Australia fails to adequately monitor effect of agricultural chemicals in humans, report finds

    Australia fails to adequately monitor effect of agricultural chemicals in humans, report finds Written by Anne Davies from the Guardian Study confirms government lacks basic data on pesticides and other chemicals in the environment Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily...
  2. Bald Rick

    BFU forum on here

    Just noticed that it’s gone “Private” and that I do not have “sufficient privileges“ to access it. Has a year passed already? Has no notice that another tenner was due OR has the NFU infiltrated and hacked the whole shebang
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    • Replies: 367
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  3. TFF

    Saving Resources For A Sustainable Future

    China, with just 9% of the world's arable land, has successfully produced a quarter of the world's grain and fed its own population. As one of the world’s ancient civilizations, China has experienced farming for thousands of years. While it is the largest nation in Asia by land area, it has just...
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    • carbon cover crop cover crops disease drought environmental harvest health irrigation microbes organic organic matter pesticides pests ploughing regenerative agriculture soil health tillage transport weather wheat
    • Category: Regenerative Agriculture
  4. bobk

    Online agronomist

    Amazed no one has done this , winner winner , agro could do 100,000 acres a day and make a fortune , farmer gets non serviced / unbiased (hopefully ) advise My golf coach lives in Arizona , send him vids , have a chat on zoom , golf is harder than growing crops
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    • agrii agronomist agronomists agronomy ahdb application arizona biodiversity biostimulants break crops cereals disease disease resistance drone electricity environmental financial fungicides gate genetic grassweed insecticides levy management market nitrogen nutrients nutrition oats osr pesticides pests red tractor revystar savings septoria slug slug pellets software sprayer spraying storage training univoq varieties variety weather wild oats yields
    • Replies: 60
    • Forum: Cropping
  5. TFF

    How does sustainable agriculture measure up in the EU and U.S.

    Here are three key differences and three similarities between the sustainable food pushes in America and Europe. The EU and US are struggling with both different and similar problems in the agricultural sector. Image via Shutterstock/Andrew Linscott, Africa Studio In some ways, the...
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    • application biodiversity environmental finance financial fire gas health insecticides management market organic performance pesticides regenerative agriculture sustainability tillage wheat
    • Category: Regenerative Agriculture
  6. Humble Village Farmer

    Devolving food production with double standards.

    https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/eu-firms-accused-of-abhorrent-export-of-banned-pesticides-to-brazil So you ban the chemicals in Europe and buy the crops in from South America. Sounds like a great idea, just don't ask too many questions about food safety. It's always a good idea...
  7. Grass And Grain

    BFU meeting with AHDB over combinables assurance

    BFU representatives had a meeting with AHDB Directors on 23/04/2023. It was interesting, and I think we made a little bit of progress. Here's my take on how it went..... We suggested a single assurance scheme offering wasn't helpful, particularly as the standards are relatively high for it, it...
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    • agronomists ahdb alliance antibiotics barley beans beef break crops buying groups carbon carrots cereals death defra diesel docks dressing drought environmental fire gas gate gatekeeper grain store grass harvest health health and safety insurance levy maize malting market methane mrl needle nroso oats oilseed oilseed rape organic osr parts peas pesticide pesticides pickup potato premium rapeseed red tractor roundup seed sfi software soya sprayer spraying storage sustainability trading transport urea variety weather wheat
    • Replies: 211
    • Forum: Agricultural Matters
  8. TelesnaAg

    Weed killing Chemical makes better soil conditions for more weeds.

    Im sure alot of people have seen the phenomenon when spraying, you kill weeds them more grow next year etc, ive seen it a bunch but never understood why, im guessing now its becuase them chemical kills the microbes and the only thing that will grow is weeds? Ive sprayed gras out on drains with...
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    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Regen Ag General Discussion
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