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Pesticides are harmful even in small amounts, study finds
Pesticides present in small doses in the environment are harmful to health, reveals a study unveiled Monday and conducted by researchers at the University of Sherbrooke. In water or soil,…
Study from the University of Sherbrooke | Pesticides are harmful even at low concentrations
Pesticides present in small doses in the environment are harmful to health, reveals a study unveiled Monday and conducted by researchers at the University of Sherbrooke. Posted at 10:02 a.m.…
is France banning more pesticides?
Published on 03/04/2024 22:49 Video length: 3 min Draft orientation law on agriculture: is France banning more pesticides? French farmers denounced overly restrictive standards on pesticides. On the 19/20 info…
An association of doctors launches an appeal to denounce the “denial of scientific knowledge” regarding pesticides
If the pressures on the agricultural world are understandable, recognizes Doctors’ Alert on pesticides, exposed professionals are among the first victims, she points out, protesting against the pausing of the…
A vast majority of bagged salads are contaminated by pesticides, according to 60 Million consumers
The 60 Millions de consommateurs association analyzed 26 references of bagged salads. Published on 03/28/2024 06:00 Reading time: 1 min Of the 26 references analyzed, only five are free from…
Study on organic agriculture | A little more pesticides used in fields close to organic plots
(Washington) Organic farming can lead to the use of more pesticides in fields next to conventional farming, according to a study published Thursday and conducted in California. Posted at 6:28…
a study demonstrates the effectiveness of natural predators as an alternative to pesticides
This study highlights “biocontrol” and natural mechanisms to allow farmers to fight pests without using pesticides. Published on 08/03/2024 12:28 Reading time: 1 min A tractor sprays products on a…
Nanosensors to detect harmful pesticides
It’s a story between TikTok, nanoparticles, the hard work of a laboratory and the most famous pesticide on the planet. A team from Concordia University has developed a system capable…
EDITORIAL. Low prices, pesticides, Europe… the reasons for the contortions of the National Rally
The strategy of de-diabolism desired by the RN cannot, on its own, explain the changes of footing carried out on several subjects. Published on 01/03/2024 09:59 Update on 01/03/2024 10:01…
how to use fewer pesticides in the fields?
Published on 02/29/2024 22:21 Video length: 3 min Environment: how to use fewer pesticides in the fields? Some farmers are using multiple techniques to do without chemicals on their farms…
when the FNSEA refuses to facilitate the care of certain farmers sick from pesticides
Published on 02/29/2024 08:47 Update on 02/29/2024 08:48 Video length: 3 min “They vote against their members”: when the FNSEA refuses to facilitate the care of certain farmers sick from…
in Amiens, a unique medical consultation in France on the effects of pesticides on children’s health
The consultation is open at Amiens University Hospital to parents of children suffering from pathologies which could have a link with pesticides, even if it is not easy to establish.…
Egalim, seasonal, pesticides… What to remember from Gabriel Attal’s press conference
A few days before the opening of the Agricultural Show, the Prime Minister returned to the measures recently announced by the government in the face of the profession’s revolt. Published…
indicators for measuring the quantity of pesticides divide farmers and environmental associations
While the Ecophyto plan is on hold, farmers’ unions, environmental associations and the respective ministries are meeting on Monday to try to agree on the quantities of pesticides sprayed in…
no question of reauthorizing pesticides banned in France, assures Marc Fesneau
“We are not going to go back and forth permanently,” declared the Minister of Agriculture. Published on 06/02/2024 23:54 Reading time: 1 min Minister of Agriculture Marc Fesneau, February 1,…
Faced with agricultural anger, Brussels buries a law reducing pesticides
In a new pledge given to farmers, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered the final blow on Tuesday to a legislative project, already blocked by…
the president of the European Commission proposes to withdraw a text reducing the use of pesticides
“The subject remains topical” but “to move forward, more dialogue and a different approach are necessary,” declared Ursula von der Leyen, without giving a date. Published on 06/02/2024 11:42 Reading…
TRUE OR FALSE. What does research say about the link between pesticides and cancer?
Published on 02/02/2024 19:59 Video length: 3 min TRUE OR FALSE. What does research say about the link between pesticides and cancer? TRUE OR FALSE. What does research say about…
the reduction of pesticides is controversial
Published on 02/01/2024 9:57 p.m. Video length: 2 min Anger of farmers: the reduction of pesticides is controversial Anger of farmers: the reduction of pesticides is controversial – (France 2)…
food sovereignty, pesticides, tax support… What to remember from the government’s new announcements
While the mobilization of the agricultural world has intensified in recent days, Gabriel Attal and several ministers unveiled new measures on Thursday to try to respond to farmers’ demands. Two…