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The Latest Breaking News from Syngenta

Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over Parkinson’s disease claims

Syngenta has been besieged by lawsuits from people claiming its product caused the neurological condition

The Guardian - US

US-funded ‘social network’ attacking pesticide critics shuts down after Guardian investigation

v-Fluence halts operations after widespread backlash over private portal profiling environmental health advocates

The Guardian - US

‘My right side was paralysed, I was so sick’: the pesticide poisonings in Brazil that lead back to the UK

Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south

The Guardian - UK

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UK exported thousands of tonnes of banned pesticides in 2023, probe reveals

The UK shipped enough of a bee-killing insecticide overseas to spray an area bigger than England, a Greenpeace investigation found.

The Independent UK

US lawmakers call on EPA to ban pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease

Politicians say use of common yet toxic paraquat can’t be justified due to apparent health and environment risks

The Guardian - US

Revealed: the US government-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics

Network includes derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan, and is part of an effort to downplay pesticide dangers, records suggest

The Guardian - US

Syngenta CEO Jeff Rowe is incorporating AI and taking inspiration from timeless classics such as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to help feed 8 billion people

Today Fortune speaks with Jeff Rowe to learn more about Syngenta's peculiar ownership structure, his farmer outfits and his love for the all-American John Deere.

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Space data fuels India's farming innovation drive

Satellite data has gives an Indian farmer optimal sowing times, weather warnings, and better use of irrigation and pesticides

The Hindu

Syngenta Withdraws Billion Shanghai IPO Due To Market Weakness

Syngenta postpones billion IPO in Shanghai following Beijing's advice amid market instability.

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EPA again OKs use of toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease

Agency’s draft report backs paraquat’s safety but lawsuit’s plaintiffs say EPA ignored evidence of Parkinson’s risk

The Guardian - US

Former EPA official says agency fails to protect public from toxic pesticides

Karen McCormack says regulators at environmental agency are discouraged from speaking up about dangerous chemicals

The Guardian - US

Stunning Drone Shot Wins Greenkeeper Photography Competition

The morning landscape picture at a golf course in Norfolk, England was voted the winner after a public vote and committee decision

Golf Monthly

Sunday Scaries: What I Am Watching This Week In The Grain Markets

Had a guy tell me market analysts are worse than meteorologists when it comes to telling folks what's going to happen. Talking about why he was not wrong.

Barchart

Beijing’s mixed messages leave businesses ‘questioning’ investments in China

A renewed focus on national security coupled with rising geopolitical tensions has damaged confidence in the private sector

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‘Outrageous’: MEPs condemn pesticide companies for withholding toxicity data

Bayer and Syngenta accused of breaching legal obligations and unethical behaviour over brain toxicity studies

The Conversation

Why there are fewer insects on UK farms than there were a century ago -- and how to restore them

Insect populations are declining worldwide at a rate of almost 1% per year. This decline is alarming. Insects play a crucial role in pollinating crops, controlling crop pests and maintaining soil fertility.

The Guardian - US

Revealed: The secret push to bury a weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease

Internal documents from chemical giant Syngenta reveal tactics to sponsor sympathetic scientific papers and mislead regulators about unfavorable research

The Guardian - UK

Pesticide firms withheld brain toxicity studies from EU regulators, study finds

Exclusive: The same studies were submitted to US regulators and some are relevant to safety levels, the researchers say

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The Guardian - UK

EU firms accused of ‘abhorrent’ export of banned pesticides to Brazil

BASF among firms selling chemicals to sugar industry despite links to human health risks

Radio France Internationale

French food authority finds traces of banned pesticide in drinking water

France’s food safety authority says mass testing of drinking water has revealed traces of a banned pesticide in 50 percent of samples.

Birmingham Post

The 50 best UK companies to work for in 2023

Employment website Glassdoor has put together its list of the top businesses in the country to work for this year

The Guardian - US

Why does the US allow a controversial weedkiller banned across the world?

Paraquat is outlawed in the EU, UK, Switzerland and China as a growing chorus of US advocacy groups demand the EPA change its position

The Guardian - US

These farmers have Parkinson’s disease – and claim a weedkiller is to blame

One pesticide popular with US farmers has been prominently linked to the disease: a weedkiller called paraquat

The Guardian - US

Secret files suggest chemical giant feared weedkiller’s link to Parkinson’s disease

Cache of documents seen by Guardian detail effort to refute scientific research into paraquat and derail nomination of key EPA adviser

The Guardian - AU

How big pesticide reaches into every element of rural life in Australia

Multinational chemical firms subsidise agronomists, provide scholarships, sponsor farm safety programs and even fund the pesticide regulator

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