Stephen Cadogan Political agreement has been reached in Germany to end use of glyphosate by December 31, 2023. It represents something of a U-turn compared to Germany’s decisive 2017 vote in favour which made possible the EU’s extension of approval of glyphosate use to December 15, 2022.

British authorities are to begin testing eggs for any traces of a banned insecticide which has caused a food scare in the Netherlands.

Belgian authorities have admitted they began investigating pesticide contamination in eggs in early June.

Dairy farmers have been boosted by a Global Dairy Trade auction average price rise yesterday of 3.4% for dairy commodities.