November 20, 2019
Devin Haney can soon become mandatory challenger to the Vasiliy Lomachenko if he defeats Zaur Abdullaev tonight — by 2am on Saturday afternoon, live on Sky Sports Action. Unbeaten duo Haney and Abdullaev will contest the winner and the interim WBC title will challenge for the complete championship that Lomachenko won against Luke Campbell. Haney… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
Oscar pool aficionadi, gird your loins and prepare your wallets, the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs) have had their say, and London’s bookmakers have been at work honing their Oscars odds. This year, again, it’s looking to be yet another in an infinite series of irritatingly toff-ish redcoat invasions of pretty much… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
December 11, 2008
When I attended the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee of the European Parliament with colleagues on Monday to give evidence the question of an EU-wide impact assessment of the 91/414 revisions was again raised. The Commission response was that they had undertaken an impact assessment in 2006. However, this impact assessment is widely considered to… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
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November 18, 2008
Aspects of UK pesticides policy in the UK will require reconsideration after Mr Justice Collins allowed an application in the High Court from campaigner Georgina Downs for a review of current policy. She has argued that exposure to crop chemicals caused illness. The judge said: ‘I recognise that it is not easy to attribute a… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
October 23, 2008
A frequently expressed concern is that the main potential losers from the proposed changes in pesticide rules might be various fruits and vegatables such as peas, cabbages and carrots. The relatively small volumes of production might not justify the commercial effort to find replacement products. Although customarily referred to as ‘minor uses’ of plant protection… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
October 22, 2008
When Farmers Weekly presented their Save our Sprays petition to German Green MEP Hiltrud Breyer, the response they received was interesting to say the least. It will be recalled that the UK regulatory agency, the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), has estimated that the cut-off criteria agreed by EU farm ministers in their ‘common position’ would… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
October 15, 2008
Those who claim that reports like that by the UK Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) exaggerate the likely impact of proposed changes to EU pesticides legislation often point to the existence of a derogation in the Council’s common position. This would allow the continued use for up to five years of pesticides that would otherwise be… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
October 5, 2008
The latest edition of Farmers Weekly includes an interview with Patricia Brunko, the head of the pesticides unit at the European Commission, who attempts to set out a defence of the Commission’s plans to revamp the EU’s system of approving pesticides. What struck me about the interview was about much uncertainty there seemed to be… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
September 22, 2008
Substantial increases in household food prices could result if the European Parliament succeeds in pushing through its version of proposals to cut the availability of pesticides for use in agriculture. This is the key finding of a new report on the impact of the EU’s proposed pesticides legislation carried out by economist Sean Rickard of… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
September 5, 2008
What is left of the sugar beet sector in the UK could be wiped out for good if the European Parliament’s plan for restructing the range of pesticides available to farmers makes it into law, argues the British Beet Research Organisation. The Commission’s proposals would have a relatively small impact. ‘By contrast, the parliament’s peoposals… » read more
Posted by Wyn Grant
The content of this blog is taken from pesticideinformation.eu, which offers a number of resources to learn more about pesticides and to better understand the arguments for and against them.
