Environment & Wildlife
Responsible use of pesticides
How responsible use of pesticides provides the most cost effective, environmentally sound and socially acceptable method of managing diseases, insects, weeds and other pest in agriculture.
Environmental benefits of pesticides
How modern farming methods optimise both the productivity of agricultural land and the availability of uncropped land for other conservation and wildlife benefits.
Bees - the debate around pesticides and pollinator health
Report - published in the science journal 'Nature' providing a balanced view on the debate around bees and pollinator health.
Neonicotinoids and pollinator health - background
Background to the debate around neonicotinoids and pollinator health.
Neonicotinoids and pollinator health - the evidence
Summary of some of the evidence used as part of the debate on neonicotinoids and pollinator health.
New study - effects of climate change on bumblebees
A study from the University of Vermont on the effects of climate change on bumblebees.
Protecting water
A look at some of the projects aimed at helping farmers and advisers prevent pesticides entering water supplies.
Modern farming and biodiversity
Animation - how crop protection helps make our land as productive as possible, for food and wildlife.