Government responds to Neal’s Yard Remedies’ Save the Bees petition
The UK Government has provided a written response to Neal’s Yard petition…
EC postpones bee-friendly pesticide vote
On 8 May, the European Commission announced it would delay a vote…
First pan-European field trial confirms that neonics harm bees
In the largest ever field study investigating the impact of neonicotinoids on…
Long-term study links neonics with collapse of wild bee populations
An important new study into the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides has provided…
Neonics impact bee reproduction says study
A new study from the University of Bern has found that neonicotinoid…
Latest NFU application to use neonics rejected by Defra
DEFRA has rejected the NFU’s second request to allow farmers to use…
NFU submits new request to allow use of banned neonic seeds in the UK
After its emergency application to use neonic seed treatments on oilseed rape…
Negative neonic findings just keep on coming…
In the same week Friends of the Earth announced it was mounting…
Bayer, Syngenta took part in ECP meeting on neonic ban, suppressed minutes show
According to newly published documents, Bayer and Syngenta were involved in a…