Pesticides

The British Beet Research Organisation says beneficial insects in crops are currently controlling black bean aphids

Campaign group forces investigation accusing Government of failure to comply with environmental law

Industry gains emergency authorisation for an additional aphid spray for non-Cruiser SB treated crops

The US is still an agricultural superpower, but over the past few years it has become a net importer of food

Organic Farmers and Growers chief executive Roger Kerr said there was a ‘whole industry out there built around pesticides and fertilisers' which wants organic to fail, but organic is a ‘defined farming system that can deliver a ‘low carbon, nature-friendly, people-positive' food system

A new study claiming sugar beet growers are responsible for harming nature has been dismissed by union

Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of the UK’s border controls, after vehicles importing food were found to contain unlabelled meat and flax seeds with illegally high pesticide residue levels.