Eden Research Share Discussion Threads

[monet] 03/5/2018 11:21

looks like the party's over for the time being.

[supersonico] 03/5/2018 11:04

Our Buyers appetite for a decent stake seems healthy enough and growing but she could of course take a breather, but I wouldn't with what's coming down the pipe. I'd accumulate now rather than have to pay a whole load more. But that's just me .. I'm greedy

[paulpaolo] 03/5/2018 10:41

Hovering, poised, i sold 20,000 for 15p to lock in some profits as after this run, i can foresee a fall > the spread, then i buy back.

[weyweyumfozo] 03/5/2018 08:01

Golden Cross.

[attyg] 02/5/2018 20:00

No frost in champagne - fabulous weather forecast for the next two weeks.

[supersonico] 02/5/2018 18:06

Negative temperatures in Chablis: no damage in the Yonne

Negative temperatures were recorded in the Yonne on the night of Tuesday 1st to Wednesday 2nd May. More fear than harm for the vineyard.
More fear than harm. On the night of Tuesday 1st to Wednesday 2nd May, the temperatures promised to be cold. In the vineyard of Yonne, and in particular of Chablis, the professionals rather badly slept.

"It was very humid and the air was cold"

"I was alerted around 3:00 am We registered - 1 ° in the vineyards premier cru vosgros I lit around 5 o'clock From what I saw, it must have been colder on the shore left side montmains and vosgros on the right bank.I did not see much to light in the grand cru, testifies Frédéric Gueguen, vitigneron Préhy and president of the FDAC (Federation defending the Chablis appellation). It was very humid, and the air was cold, the drop of mercury favored by the radiance of the full moon. "
No alarm, therefore. Especially since the warming is triggered. "With the morning sun, temperatures are rising, we still have to spend the saints of ice, but the forecasts are rather favorable."
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Glyphosate application increased catabolic activity of gram-negative bacteria but impaired soil fungal community



Abstract

Glyphosate is a non-selective organophosphate herbicide that is widely used in agriculture, but its effects on soil microbial communities are highly variable and often contradictory, especially for high dose applications. We applied glyphosate at two rates: the recommended rate of 50 mg active ingredient kg−1 soil and 10-fold this rate to simulate multiple glyphosate applications during a growing season. After 6 months, we investigated the effects on the composition of soil microbial community, the catabolic activity and the genetic diversity of the bacterial community using phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs), community level catabolic profiles (CLCPs), and 16S rRNA denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Microbial biomass carbon (Cmic) was reduced by 45%, and the numbers of the cultivable bacteria and fungi were decreased by 84 and 63%, respectively, under the higher glyphosate application rate. According to the PLFA analysis, the fungal biomass was reduced by 29% under both application rates. However, the CLCPs showed that the catabolic activity of the gram-negative (G−) bacterial community was significantly increased under the high glyphosate application rate. Furthermore, the DGGE analysis indicated that the bacterial community in the soil that had received the high glyphosate application rate was dominated by G− bacteria. Real-time PCR results suggested that copies of the glyphosate tolerance gene (EPSPS) increased significantly in the treatment with the high glyphosate application rate. Our results indicated that fungi were impaired through glyphosate while G− bacteria played an important role in the tolerance of microbiota to glyphosate applications.

[northwick] 02/5/2018 16:23

Hear MM are once again short of stock. If there are no large sellers around tomorrow, this could easily jump a couple of pence

[supersonico] 02/5/2018 12:31

Investing,
Michael Gove has been doing the rounds recently listing to Farmers and Growers where the status quo is dominated by incentives that strengthen the centralization of wealth and power. During some of those exchanges he may have been introduced to Eden Tech and Biocontrol in practice. Powerscourt do PR for many Ag/food related companies so they may have made representations..

Brexit may provide opportunity to make a big progressive steps or he could follow the NFU Red Tractor Dinosaurs and export all our good stuff to the EU and import toxic EPA manipulated chlorine washed, hormone rinsed USA...Liam Fox sponsored Opium.

Because cheap food is what we all want....right
who said Turkeys don't vote for Xmas.?...like lambs to the gut Biome slaughter..

yippee Silent Spring.....aka

Comedy lol

Toxic & Cheap inc

[investingisatrickygame] 02/5/2018 12:00

Super,

With all that you put up, Powerscourt should be working overtime and Eden should be all over the press.

Equally, it wouldn't do any harm for Eden to have a lobbyist in this regulatory framework, promoting both natural solutions and Eden Research too where applicable!

[weyweyumfozo] 02/5/2018 11:51

Looks very good chartwise.

On the one year chart - broken through the neckline of an IHS at about 12.5p.

The rising 50 day SMA should pass through the rising 200 day SMA tomorrow, forming a Golden Cross.

[littlealbatross2] 02/5/2018 11:10

Annual Report due on 22nd of this month. Maybe it might contain some good news?

[northwick] 02/5/2018 10:33

52 week high today at 13.5p? And a Chart breakout Hopefully, we could see this share to motor on back of any good news .

[supersonico] 30/4/2018 15:52

Nicolas Hulot, Agnès Buzyn, Stéphane Travert and Frédérique Vidal present the action plan to reduce the dependence of agriculture on plant protection products.

Nicolas Hulot, Minister of State, Minister of the Ecological and Solidarity Transition, Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Solidarity and Health, Stéphane Travert, Minister of Agriculture and Food, and Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Education Research and Innovation, today presented an action plan on plant protection products and a less pesticide-dependent agriculture.

The action plan incorporates the proposals of the stakeholders consulted since February 15th. The economic actors concerned, representatives of civil society and local communities have thus been able to contribute to enriching the government's initial project.
This plan is structured around four priorities:

Priority 1: rapidly reduce the use of the substances of most concern for health and the environment, in line with the recommendations of the inter-inspection report at the end of 2017;

Priority # 2: to better understand the impacts to better inform and protect the public and professionals and preserve the environment;

Priority n ° 3: to amplify the research and development of alternatives and the implementation of these solutions by farmers;

Priority 4: strengthen the Ecophyto 2 plan, improve its governance and operation.
To ensure the reduction of the use of plant protection products, legislative and financial levers will be mobilized: the draft law resulting from the EGAs, currently under discussion in the National Assembly, thus includes provisions relating to the separation of sales and marketing. advice on plant protection products. The major investment plan will be partly mobilized to support the transformation of production systems, the construction and dissemination of alternatives to plant protection products.

In addition, the tax for diffuse pollution will be modernized and gradually reinforced. It will be further modulated to better take into account the dangerous nature of products; its receipts will help finance the support of farmers, in the framework of the Ecophyto plan and the conversion to organic farming (around € 50 million from 2019).

Legislative measures will also be taken to reduce the risks to residents of agricultural areas related to the use of products near residential areas. Inserm, Inra, Ineris and ANSES will be responsible for several areas of expertise to better understand the effects of pesticides on human health or ecosystems. To better protect biodiversity, including pollinators, the regulatory framework will be evaluated within 6 months.

At the same time, research will be strengthened to offer farmers a range of alternative methods, including increased support for biocontrol products. Enhanced support for farmers' collectives will allow the dissemination of these practices and a sustainable transition towards a less dependent agriculture of plant protection products.

The rapid establishment of several working groups was announced on the actions of the plan requiring complementary consultations, such as the accompaniment of farmers or the provision of alternative crop protection products (biocontrol, natural preparations little concern).

Finally, the Government has adopted a clear line at the European level by systematically opposing the extension or renewal of substances that fulfill exclusion criteria at European level and by advancing with the Commission and the Member States towards a reform of the European agencies with including the creation of a mechanism to fund independent studies and greater transparency.
Nicolas Hulot, Minister of State and Minister for the Ecological and Solidarity Transition, praised "the work and responsibility of all those who have enabled the Government to put an unprecedented plan of action on the table today. Everyone is in a process of progress, these measures will be implemented very quickly and will enable us both to achieve our phytosanitary reduction objectives and to build alternatives, in particular to the use of glyphosate. ".

Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Solidarities and Health, said: "We need to improve our knowledge of the impacts of pesticides on our health and our environment, in order to protect our fellow citizens. That is why I will make sure that the stakeholders as a whole can contribute to the implementation of the actions of the roadmap: these issues are everyone's business ".

Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation emphasized that "this action plan illustrates the Government's commitment to an ambitious change in our agricultural practices. To achieve this, I hope that all the actors of research will be mobilized, to place the scientific rigor at the heart of the process of elaboration and decision-making, at the national level as well as at the European and international level ".

Stéphane Travert, Minister of Agriculture and Food, recalled the Government's desire to "create a new dynamic and give a decisive boost to an agricultural model combining economic, social, environmental and health performance that will strengthen consumer confidence in their food and in an agriculture respectful of the environment ".

Nicolas Hulot, Agnès Buzyn, Stéphane Travert and Frédérique Vidal have reaffirmed together that the success of this action plan, expected by our fellow citizens, implies a real commitment from all stakeholders gathered on 25 April. Like the work done at the end of the States General of Food in the plans of sector, the actors in particular professionals are thus invited to engage on results at the height of the stakes.

À télécharger

Nicolas Hulot, Agnès Buzyn, Stéphane Travert et Frédérique Vidal présentent le plan d'actions pour réduire la dépendance de l’agriculture aux produits phytopharmaceutiques (PDF, 114.29 Ko)

[supersonico] 30/4/2018 13:50

Öko-Test: Dangerous pesticides in strawberries from Aldi, Edeka, Rewe & Co.

April 29, 2018 by Victoria Scherff Categories: Nutrition


Öko-Test has examined strawberries and comes to a sobering result. There is a lot to criticize about the strawberries from Edeka, Aldi, Rewe and other supermarkets.
How charged are the first strawberries that are currently on sale? Only three out of 30 strawberry samples from ten supermarkets and discounters are completely pesticide-free. This is the result of a new study in the journal Öko-Test. In all other strawberries there are up to six different injection pens.

Strawberries from Edeka, Rewe, Aldi, Lidl & Co.
Öko-Test examined strawberries from Aldi (North and South), Kaufland, Lidl, Netto, Norma, Penny, Real, Edeka and Rewe. For the test, one lab per product has analyzed three different samples of strawberries on more than 500 different pesticides. Öko-Test also assessed whether the strawberries come from an extremely dry region.
Half of the strawberries examined contain particularly questionable pesticides: they are suspected of being carcinogenic or harmful to reproduction. These include the pesticide Bupirimat, whose use according to the eco-test in Germany is not allowed. Why is there such strawberries to buy in Germany at all? The problem: The strawberries come from Spain, where the pesticide is allowed - therefore, foods with bupirimate residues may also be sold here in Germany. That's the EU law.

Eco-test finds high pesticide load
Most heavily polluted: A sample of strawberries from Rewe. In it, the lab found "elevated" residues from five different pesticides, totaling more than four milligrams per kilogram.
But there is a positive development: The general pesticide load in the current strawberry test is significantly lower than at the last strawberry eco-test. Some samples could not have been sold at that time.

Imported strawberries: immense water consumption
Strawberries are delicious and sell well, but our constant appetite for strawberries has fatal consequences for exporting countries: Strawberries need plenty of water to become bulging, tall and juicy, which is a significant problem especially in southern growing countries such as Spain and Morocco.
The strawberries examined by Öko-Test were almost all from the province of Huelva in Andalusia, near the National Park Coto de Doñana. This National Park slowly dries up by the strawberry cultivation. Water for fruit and vegetable cultivation in southern Spain.

When does the local strawberry season begin?
Utopia advises: The current study by Öko-Test shows that conventional strawberries from supermarkets and discounters are not recommended. Better wait for the local organic strawberries and do not buy water-intensive, imported strawberries. Regional and seasonal strawberries also taste more intense.

Öko-Test issue May 2018 (Cover: © Öko-Test)
When the local strawberry season starts, as always depends on the weather. May is a mild March and April ahead, it may be that in may already harvest the first strawberries. In general, the main season of the strawberries starts in June and lasts only about six weeks, ie until mid-July. Everything that is offered sooner or later probably comes from abroad or the heated greenhouse. All information about local fruits and vegetables can be found in our seasonal calendar.
The exact test results and detailed background information on water scarcity in southern Spain can be found in the current May issue of Öko-Test.

[supersonico] 30/4/2018 13:22

Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show

[supersonico] 29/4/2018 20:56

Very interesting Video about gut health .

Section on Glyphosate Damage @ 22.30m



Just keep in mind they make this stuff 'while minimizing the impact on the environment and on human health'.

[supersonico] 29/4/2018 19:00

English vine plantings to rise by up to 70% this year
By Rob Brown

Published: 27 April, 2018
Sales of English wine jumped by almost a third (31%) between 2015 and last year, according to a new survey of the country’s winemakers.

Production will soar again this year, with the estimated 1 million vines planted across 6,200 acres in 2017 expected to rise by up to 70%.

The Wine Intelligence survey of 168 English producers for WineGB, which was revealed at the combined trade body’s first tasting yesterday in London, put last year’s production at 5.9 million bottles.

Sixty eight per cent of these were sparkling, the survey found. Champagne varietals Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are the most popular grapes, accounting for 71% of all vines. Pinot Noir leads in terms of acreage. Chardonnay yields the highest tonnage.

“This is significant growth in an industry that has seen a considerable period of expansion over the last two decades,” said WineGB chairman Simon Robinson.

“The arrival of two major Champagne houses – Tattinger in Kent and Pommery in Hampshire – sets the tone for further expansion as new entrants from abroad are likely to enter the market in the coming decade,” he added.

WineGB also made bold estimates for the future growth of the English wine sector, claiming that production could grow to 40 million bottles with a retail value of £1 billion a year by 2040. The sector’s estimated 2,100 strong work force could grow to 30,000 over that time.

These estimates were based on the growth of the Oregon wine industry, which was of a similar size to England’s back in 1992. As in England, production in Oregon is controlled by a large number of smaller players, predominantly growing sparkling varietals to produce wines prized for their quality.

“We’ve carefully analysed how other New World regions have evolved and used direct comparisons with their growth to provide a framework of how the Great British success story might expand by 2040,” said Robinson.

“The figures we present are not set in stone, but provide… a vision of an exciting and vibrant industry that has enormous potential to become an internationally acclaimed wine growing country of the highest quality.”

[supersonico] 29/4/2018 08:11

Neonicotinoids may alter estrogen production in humans


Neonicotinoids are currently the most widely used pesticides in the world and frequently make headlines because of their harmful effects on honeybees and other insect pollinators. Now, a study indicates they may also have an impact on human health by disrupting our hormonal systems. This study indicates that more work must be done on the potential endocrine-disrupting effects of neonicotinoids.

The results of the study show an increase in aromatase expression and a unique change in the pattern in which aromatase was expressed, which is similar to that observed in the development of certain breast cancers. "However, as these results were obtained in a cellular model of breast cancer, we cannot necessarily conclude that exposure to pesticides at concentrations similar to those in the human environment would cause or promote cancer," cautions Professor Sanderson. This study is the first evidence that neonicotinoids have an effect on aromatase gene expression and may potentially alter estrogen production. Hormonal disturbance by these pesticides will need to be confirmed in future studies, but the results obtained by the INRS team indicate that it caution should be exercised in the management and use of neonicotinoid insecticides.

[investingisatrickygame] 28/4/2018 11:07

Super,

They are indeed, stewards of the land and often this is passed through the generations.This is a great narrative too!

Why wouldn't you protect and increase your current and future income?