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Day: March 17, 2023

EU could ban glyphosate as PAN finds alternatives  

EUROPE- The EU could ban glyphosate, the active ingredient of the controversial weed killer Roundup after the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) reports finding alternatives for all agricultural uses.  Roundup has been under a microscope since 2015 when the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared glyphosate a possible human carcinogen.  Since then, Bayer-owned Roundup manufacturer Monsanto has battled thousands…

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Early-season frost damage, elevated late-season temperatures could impact India’s rapeseed mustard crop quality; USDA

INDIA- According to a Rapeseed-Mustard Sowing Update by USDA staff, the quality of India’s crops in 2023 is likely to suffer, thanks to early-season frost damage and elevated late-season temperatures.  Rapeseed (Brassica campestris) and Mustard (Brassica juncea) are primary winter oilseed crops in India, grown in the Rabi season, from September-October to February-March.  These are the third most important edible…

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