N.Ireland
Research reveals potential impact of ban on glyphosate
A ban on glyphosate could lead to an increase in weed abundance and a decrease in the yields of some...
Glyphosate
Rural Life
French farmers protest over glyphosate and land use policies
Farm organisations in France have recently had farmers protesting the policies of the French government in relation to issues on...
N.Ireland
Campaign to ensure Derry remains glyphosate-free
Derry City and Strabane Council implemented a ban on the use of glyphosate-based herbicides in 2019, following years of public...
Rural Life
France introducing tax credits for farmers no longer using glyphosate
Farmers in France that declare they no longer use glyphosate will be granted temporary tax credits. The French Ministry for...
Arable
Austria unsuccessful in banning glyphosate
For the time being, Austria will not proceed with a ban on glyphosate which was due to begin on January...
Rural Life
Germany to ban glyphosate weedkiller from 2023
Germany looks set to ban the use of glyphosate weedkiller from the end of 2023, according to a report by...
Arable
US EPA glyphosate ruling: ‘No risks to public health’
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it “continues to find that there are no risks to public...
Agri-Business
Second US jury rules Roundup caused man’s cancer
A second trial into Monsanto’s Roundup product in the US has found that the herbicide was the cause of a...
Agri-Business
Bayer comes out swinging at glyphosate court verdict
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – has come out swinging following the...
Agri-Business
Farmers ‘happy’ with Roundup despite landmark US verdict
A landmark lawsuit in the US linking glyphosate – the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – to cancer has led to...
Arable
EU Commission to restart talks on glyphosate re-authorisation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the European Commission’s plan to re-authorise glyphosate for ten years. The European Commission...
Environment
Roundup's active ingredient is 'not carcinogenic'
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) maintains that the weed killer glyphosate will not be classified as a carcinogenic. But the...
EU
EU citizens initiative could see Commission ban glyphosate
The European Commission has decided to register a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) inviting the Commission “to propose to Member States...
Environment
Restrictions on glyphosate use across the EU come into force today
New restrictions around the conditions regarding the use of glyphosate, the main chemical ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, come into force...
Environment
Glyphosate an unlikely carcinogen to humans - new report finds
Glyphosate is unlikely to be carcinogenic to humans, a new report on the herbicide commissioned by the Environmental Protection Authority...
Environment
New rules around the use of glyphosate to come into effect in two weeks
New rules which restrict the conditions around the use of glyphosate in the European Union are to come into effect in...
Arable
EU member states agree restrictions on the use of Glyphosate
EU Member States today supported a European Commission proposal to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate in the EU....
EU
Glyphosate restrictions proposed by Europe include reduced pre-harvest use
The European Commission has proposed a number of restrictions to the use of glyphosate following its last-minute decision this week to...
