RSS Builder by B!Soft Science for Environment Policy: Agriculture http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/index_en.htm Science for Environment Policy Agriculture news feed en-us Science for Environment Policy: Agriculture http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/index_en.htm http://hls.uwe.ac.uk/rss-test/header.jpg 734 152 Together, wild bees and honeybees improve crop pollination Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:27:11 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/324na2ss.pdf Limiting bioenergy crops to marginal land would not work, says study Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:06:50 +0100 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/322na5ss.pdf CO2 and ozone affect wheat’s nutritional quality Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:01:41 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/321na4ss.pdf New programme to monitor bee populations proposed Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:08:40 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/319na1ss.pdf With the land goes the water: ‘land grabbing’ redistributes global water resources Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:45:23 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/318na4ss.pdf New tool to map pollinator exposure to pesticides Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:44:34 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/318na2ss.pdf Harmful levels of fungal spores released by crop harvesting Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:20:42 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/317na4ss.pdf Patches of flowers boost pollinator diversity and lead to higher crop yields Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:54:51 GMT http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/316na3rss.pdf ‘Alternative agriculture’: key to preserving food security and biodiversity? 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