Thank you 700 times, and pesticide Tweets…
Posted by Gavin on March 02, 2010 in Global issues
If you didn’t know it already, we use Twitter, and we now have more than 700 followers - for this we would like to say a big thank you to all of them…
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Comments(0)Why tomatoes taste of Holland again, and other useful info…
Posted by Gavin on February 16, 2010 in Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Tomatoes that taste like Holland, farming with scorpions, and at least one good reason why you should not taste pesticides…
Roses are red…
Posted by Gavin on February 14, 2010 in Global issues
It’s St. Valentines Day, and countless millions bouquets of flowers and single red roses are being given to wives, partners and lovers the world around. I don’t know a chrysanthemum from a cactus, so the choice is never easy, and it just got harder…
Radiation a viable alternative to pesticides?
Posted by Gavin on November 30, 2009 in Environment, Farming
Scientists from the IAEA and the UN´s Food and Agriculture Organisation are working on a project to control agricultural pests using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which uses radiation to sterilise pests, as reported by the Nuclear Power Industry News Blog.
More on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) from around the web
Posted by Gavin on November 18, 2009 in Environment, Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Another round-up of online press and research covering the debate on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the name given to an apparent global decline in the pollinating bee population. Comments andlink contributions are welcomed - look for the ‘Comments’ link at the base of this post.
Recent press on pesticides
Posted by Phil on November 06, 2009 in Environment, European Regulation, Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Some articles on pesticides and related topics from the last two weeks. Feel free to recommend more articles by selecting “Recommend a page or site” above or access a more comprehensive list of articles by using the Delicious cloud in the right-hand column.
Recent articles on pesticides and related topics
Posted by Phil on September 25, 2009 in Environment, European Regulation, Farming, Food & health, Global issues
Please find below some articles on pesticides and related topics from the last two weeks. Do feel free to recommend more articles by selecting “Recommend a page or site” above or access a more comprehensive list of articles by using the Delicious cloud in the right-hand colmumn.
France 24: viewpoints on pesticides and related topics
Posted by Phil on August 14, 2009 in Environment, Food & health
The international news channel France 24 recently features two insightful debates in its program ‘Face-off’. ‘Organic Food: not so wholesome?’ & ‘Toxic algae: the new silent killer?’… Highly recommended!