Reporting of strict controls for emergency pesticide authorisation
Emergency authorisation for the limited use of a neonicotinoid seed treatment on the 2021 sugar beet crop.
Coverage of our bovine TB strategy and the Today Programme on neonicotinoids
Coverage of our bovine TB strategy and neonicotinoids on the Today Programme.
Thursday 1 March: Pesticides and Plastics
Pesticides are harmful to bees A Bee pollinating (Copyright:Thinkstock) A report published yesterday by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that pesticides such as neonicotinoids pose a serious threat...
Friday 10 November: Ocean acidification, neonicotinoids
Ocean acidification on the agenda in Bonn Photo credit: Natural England Flickr Tomorrow the Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey will head to the UN Climate Change Conference in Germany to discuss...
Thursday 9 November: Neonicotinoids, bitterns, Cotswolds AONB and glyphosate
On the blog today: Environment Secretary Michael Gove announces the UK will support further restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, we highlight Natural England work to support the Bittern following stats showing their numbers are increasing, and Lord Gardiner visits the Cotswolds AONB.