• “Precision agriculture: an opportunity for EU farmers” (European Parliament)

    13 Nov 2014

    The European Parliament’s has adopted a report on the potential use of precision agriculture to help implement the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), released by the Joint Research Centre (JRC). Using information technology, satellite positioning systems and remote sensing, Precision agriculture is able to manage spatial and temporal variability associated with all aspects of agricultural production – crops and animal…

    Read more

    Europe and international, European Union

  • How Vegetables Can Save the World (AVDRC The World Vegetable Center)

    05 Nov 2014

    AVDRC-The World Vegetable Center is a global non-profit research institute supported by numerous governments et private fondations. « How vegetables can save the World » is a list is good with eating and growing vegetables: – Vegetables are powerful disease fighters against obesity, cancer, etc. – Vegetables are packed with nutrients – Vegetables are cost-effective – Vegetables adapt…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International

  • “Is Varroa Destructor or Neonicotinoid Pesticides Responsible for Bee Health Decline?”

    17 Oct 2014

    President Obama has charged the Pollinator Health Task Force with preparing a Research Action Plan to “determine the relative contributions of, and mitigation strategies for, different stressors leading to species declines and colony collapse disorder….” Although many factors ranging from nutrition to genetics to pathogens have been studied to assess whether or to what extent they contribute to bee…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International

  • “Why is Organic Agriculture so neglected by Organic Advocates?” (T Daynard, Canada)

    08 Sep 2014

    Under this title, Terry Daynard, Ontario (Canada) grain farmer and former University of Guelph crop science professor, tells the story of his surprising experience at a recent organic conference in Guelph, Ontario. There were two very different conferences – both at the same time and place. In one room were the organic growers, marketers and advisers. The meeting was “a…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International

  • Anti-oxydants, heavy metals,… : Is organic better than conventional?

    18 Aug 2014

    An international study coordinated by the University of Newcastle (UK) states that organic fruit and vegetables have higher levels of anti-oxydants and lower levels of heavy metals and pesticides residues. What’s about?  University of Newcastle study conclusions read the  study summary . Many medias have reported and approved these conclusions. The main points : – The study is…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International

  • “Whodunit: Unwitting Oregon Bee Killer Turns Self In” (Bob the beekeeper, USA)

    13 Aug 2014

    “Whodunit: Unwitting Oregon Bee Killer Turns Self In” is a story on real facts, written by Bob the beekeeper, a professional beekeeper and American blogger, In June 2014, on her  blog, Dena Rash Guzman, an Oregon (USA) citizen, hobbyist beekeeper, suspected neonicotinoids pesticides of of the mass bee die-off which striked her hives. Activist groups like Beyond Pesticides wasted…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International

  • Agent Orange: Background on Monsanto’s Involvement

    11 Aug 2014

    Not so easy nowadays to speak about Monsanto without inducing emotional reactions. For a number of environmentalist NGO, Monsanto is the Devil. They claim « Vade retro Monsanto ». Being repeated, some myths on Monsanto are accepted as truth by the public. One of this very common myths is the fact that Monsanto is supposed to be the discoverer and…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International

  • “Unnecessary to worry about fruits, veggies with pesticide residue” (USA)

    07 Aug 2014

    In this story, which has been issued in some daily newspapers in the USA, Barbara Quinn, a nutritionnist, disagrees with the “Dirty Dozen” campaign of the EWG, a environmentalist NGO: It “may unnecessarily scare people from eating perfectly safe and healthy food”, she writes. “Even the EWG, which publishes the “dirty dozen” list, confirms “the health benefits of a…

    Read more

    Europe and international, International