The EU Commission has announced a temporary 18-month extension for the licence to use glyphosate. This allows them to consider further analysis from their chemical testing agency (ECHA), due by the end of 2017.
Garden Organic is delighted to announce that Chris Collins, former BBC Blue Peter Gardener and Head Gardener at Westminster Abbey, will be joining the charity as Head of Organic Horticulture.
(Reuters) - An impasse between EU nations on whether to allow Monsanto's Roundup and similar weed-killers to continue to be sold means that the European Commission, rather than national politicians, will decide the issue next week.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has just released a damning report on UK Soil Health.
The EU is voting once again this week on the relicensing of glyphosate. After 3 attempts, the EU Commission failed to win support for a proposal to renew the licence for up to 15 years. An appeals committee will meet on Thursday 23rd June for a final vote, before the weed killer's licence runs out on June 30th.
A new citizen science project from Coventry University has got gardeners and wildlife lovers buzzing.
The International Federation for Organic Agriculture (IFOAM) recently launched its 2015 Annual Report .
The decision on whether to relicense glyphosate is still on hold.
Studies on humans and their consumption of GM foods are few. However there are numerous adverse effects on laboratory animals, which include hepatic, pancreatic, renal and reproductive impacts.
In partnership with Oxfordshire County Council, Garden Organic are looking for more people to volunteer as Master Composters this summer.