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[supersonico] 01/2/2018 08:41

DOT NEWS / Resistance/ Germany/

Farmers are increasingly confronted with resistance. Against weeds, fungi and harmful insects, chemical pesticides then no longer work. Practitioners raise the alarm.

Resistance to pesticides
Turboland economy reaches the limits of nature.



The farmers are always finding it more difficult to control plant pests and insects that eat corn or oilseed rape - or even no effective chemicals. The reason is that plants and insects develop resistance to agrochemicals from corporations like Bayer and Syngenta. Experts say, for example, that chemical herbicides were no longer safe against the resistant grass weed.

The resistances make it hard for the farmers from Mecklenburg to the low mountain ranges. For example, arable weevil has recently developed resistance to the previously safe herbicides Atlantis (from Bayer), Caliban (Cheminova), Broadway (Dow Agro), Traxos and Axial (both Syngenta), as recent field trials by Bayer's Crop Protection Service have shown. The phenomenon parallels the increasing resistance of bacteria harmful to humans, against which no or only.

Resistant wind stalk
Here, the arable weevil is not the only "problematic herb": In the agricultural magazines, worrying reports are piling up. In Hesse, there are now multi-resistant wild straws, warns the state farm Agriculture Hesse. They get used to chemical herbicides and excrete the drug through the metabolism - instead of perishing.
Experts agree that propagating resistant grasses is one cause of the peasants often failing to plow - instead, they "clean up" the field with glyphosate before sowing and later spray "selective" herbicides against the grasses. There are also reports of resistant harmful insects. Examples include the rape beetle and several flower pests. The Kohlschotenrüssler is also resistant to certain chemical agents in northern Germany - as is the rapeseed oilloaf.

Ever higher herbicide costs
Therefore, the practitioners of conventional agriculture are now calling for a "change of system". This January, the voices are increasing: more pronounced crop rotations and a greater variety of cereals and crops are needed, admonish Berthold Ilgen from the College of Engineering Dresden and Detlev Dölger from the agricultural trader Hanse Agro. Otherwise, it would be very expensive for the farmers themselves. The experts write in a contribution to the journal "DLG-Mitteilungen", that the "herbicide costs in recent years, not only absolute, but also relatively increased." They would have doubled for companies in crisis-ridden regions of northern Germany - adjusted for inflation.

Not only are the harvests beginning to stagnate or go back, as one can observe mostly in northern Germany. There are also higher costs for the farmers. Their dependence on new chemicals from corporations such as Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta is increasing. What makes the corporations happy and procures the necessary funds for big acquisitions, worries the farmers.
Way out? Difficult
In their contribution, Ilgen and Dölger draw the picture of agriculture that has been successful for decades, but all too short-term economically motivated - with tight crop rotations and susceptible high-yielding varieties, which has no future. It goes in parts of Germany "no longer to the question of whether one should change the many years of very successful farming systems, but how," write the experts. Auswege are difficult, because they are often associated with financial losses for the farmers.
Farmers tell in private that for years, the ultimate outcome is that the turbo-efficient system of close crop rotation and early sowing can only last because the chemical companies are bringing new active ingredients to market on time. "It's a ride on the knife's edge," says a farmer. The agrochemical industry itself also warns that the active ingredients are scarce. The German Farmers Association pushes the black Peter to Brussels - and says that the environmental and consumer protection requirements are too sharp.

The fields are exhausted
Meanwhile, from northern Germany to the Hessian highlands the picture of an exhausted agricultural system emerges: Close crop rotations of rapeseed, occasionally corn and winter cereals - also for the subsidized cultivation of energy crops - made pests easy, according to the experts Ilgen and Dölger. Both write: "In the course of always the same close crop rotations, the weediness sets in on the herbicides used."

Resistance is found in cereal fungi such as Septoria, Halmgrund and mildew. Farmers tend to use more chemical fungicides year by year. Also difficult to combat are chamomile, Kentucky, cornflower and dogwood, according to the DLG-Mitteilungen. Narrow crop rotations and large-scale cultivation of the same crops also determine their distribution. The vermin verticillium and cabbage fly can not be "chemically controlled". So-called fatigue diseases of plants such as Verticillium wilt, stem rot or Weißstengeligkeit spread.

Depending on the chemistry
In the long term, farmers are threatened with significant losses in yields. But the short-term transition to other farming systems is not easy. The dependence on chemistry is enormous. The chemical weed control in the spring currently secures 30 percent of the yields, says the specialist Klaus Gehring of the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture. For example, only a conversion of the arable system with later sowing would help against the field foxtail.

Farmers all over the world are struggling with resistance - in the United States and Brazil, too, against the total herbicide glyphosate. This is used in conjunction with genetically modified soy and corn. Maybe this is also why in 2016 the proportion of areas that were planted with genetically modified varieties back.

[supersonico] 31/1/2018 22:33

Brief history of botanical and microbial pesticides and their current market.

According to Berkshire Hathaway, the global biopesticides market is projected to reach a value of $8.8 billion by 2022, representing annual average growth of 17% from 2016 (Brzoskiewicz, 2018). Primary growth factors affecting the biopesticides market include growth in crop production, ease of application, increase the in need for organic food, and growing preference for sustainable pest control methods. Although biopesticides currently account for approximately 2% of the plant protectants used globally, the growth rate indicates an increasing trend during the past two decades, wherein the global use of biopesticides is increasing steadily by 10% every year (Brzoskiewicz, 2018)

[investingisatrickygame] 31/1/2018 14:48

So inspiring, leading, all inclusive and most of all, about doing the right thing.

[supersonico] 31/1/2018 13:42

Extinction Accelerator news;

Endocrine disrupters.. aka move on.. nothing to see here news;


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In its draft roadmap to reduce the use of phyto products presented on January 19, the government says that "France will oppose the renewal or extension of substances of greatest concern at European level." France also intends to obtain the right to withdraw them unilaterally.
The experts from the Ministry of Agriculture have identified them in a report that has just been submitted to the four ministers concerned (Agriculture, Ecological Transition, Health and Research).

Molecules subject to exclusion
The most worrying are those subject to exclusion, ie "with proven effects (Category 1A) and presumed (Category 1B) in terms of carcinogenicity, mutagenicity or reprotoxicity". According to the European regulation, some of these active substances expire during 2018, unless a postponement is validated. These are chlorotoluron (12 products authorized in France) and flumioxazin (1 product authorized in France).
Other substances subject to exclusion are supposed to be excluded by the European regulation, but after 2018. The experts quote the epoxiconazole (31 products authorized in France). The French government then proposes "to engage additional scientific expertise from 2018 and to adopt restrictions of use in France, if the studies bring new elements in terms of dangerousness. "

Willingness to evolve European law
The Ministry's experts have also listed the candidate substances for substitution that could be released from the market by 2018. These active substances present "risks in terms of acute toxicity, carcinogenic or reprotoxic properties or endocrine disruption". Two molecules marketed in France, in fifty-three commercial products, expire on a European scale. These are diflufenican and diquat. For replacement candidates who expire after 2018, the government proposes to "evolve European law to allow each Member State to unilaterally withdraw substances of concern when there are acceptable alternatives. "

The road map of the government is currently in consultation. Finalization is expected before the end of the first quarter of 2018.

[investingisatrickygame] 31/1/2018 13:18

Here are some more interesting quotes

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest"

Benjamin Franklin

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows"

Sydney J. Harris

"Without educations, you are not going anywhere in this world"

Malcolm X


Source: hxxps://www.brainyquote.com/topics/education




What is the purpose of these communication and education quotes? Well if anyone from Eden or their professional advisers are reading these, it is to think about whether you are communicating and educating investors in the best possible way in order to get the best results for shareholders and ultimately, the Company.

In my mind, these are strong quotes specifically relevant to Eden and their share price predicament, their relationship with shareholders and the time or lack thereof, set aside, to communicate and educate effectively to drive understanding and action.

It really doesn't take a lot of time if done properly and planned. It is a small cost relative to reward. It saves you time going forward. It better highlights and broadens your company name and appeal to help take the share price to where you believe it should be.

Two final quotes to finish on to emphasize my points

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started"

Mark Twain

(Eden needs to get started with proper and extended communications aside of regulatory matters)

AND FINALLY

"It always seems impossible until it's done"

Nelson Mandella

We can learn something from everyone, if only we listen,

[investingisatrickygame] 30/1/2018 15:47

I read this today

" The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place"

George Bernard Shaw

AND

"The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through"

Sydney J.Harris


Source: hxxps://www.brainyquote.com/topics/communication

[supersonico] 30/1/2018 10:55

Deregulating Trump Style?? aka Extinction Accelerator News.



Fish, birds and entire ecosystems of the Great Lakes may be at risk. A new critical study revealed the presence of neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides pervasive the Great Lakes and its tributaries.
The study comes as draft legislation is circulating in Congress that would remove requirements that the U.S. EPA consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department and the National Marine Service over pesticides' impact on threatened and endangered species.
Neonics are the most heavily used insecticides on the planet. Exposure to these nerve poisons is linked with bee die-offs and bird population decline. Losing these pollinators can have a tremendous impact on our food supply.
Laurel Hopwood, Ohio Sierra Club Agriculture Chair
Cleveland
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This from a Trump Voter.



CatherineAustinFitts
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@TheSolariReport

So in 2 weeks - Trump has cancelled congressional reporting for the black budget, legislated NSA warrantless surveillance and appointed vaccine maker Lilly's lobbyist as head of HHS. So how is the draining the swamp
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More like Deregulating the Swamp IMO

[investingisatrickygame] 29/1/2018 17:17

Trump at Davos



Around 24 minutes in 'a nations greatness is the sum of its citizens'

I would argue a Company's greatness is the sum of its shareholders. As much as people can bring a government down, shareholders too can bring a company down. It pays government and companies to listen to their audience and act accordingly. Both government and companies are answerable to their people and their shareholders respectively.

Also 'with this power comes an obligation however, a duty of loyalty to customers'

All very inclusive, not elusive!!!!!

'That's what we are doing in America and the results are remarkable'

Worth a listen for those that have not heard it. A commendable speech and principle.

[supersonico] 29/1/2018 11:13

The organic in France knows an irresistible rise. In eight years, according to a report from the National Agricultural and Seafood Establishment (FranceAgriMer), the organic vineyard area has almost quadrupled, from 14,600 hectares certified in 2007 to 57,000 hectares in 2015. The objectives of the Grenelle de l'environnement, which counted on 6% of the agricultural area devoted to vines for 2012, were exceeded in 2010 to end up at the end of 2015, to 8.7%, with 5 176 vineyards from organic farming (AB). Of course, organic wine remains modest. But he is growing up fast.
Consumption, too, breaks the cap. The French market enjoys double-digit annual growth, an average of 20% since 2010 - households spent 670 million euros in organic bottles in 2017. Exports are even better, with a 26% increase in sales in value between 2014 and 2015, for a total of 361 million euros. Another informative sign, for export, it is not organic products in general that pull wine upwards, but the opposite: AB wines constitute, in fact, two-thirds of all organic products sold in France. abroad.

This export phenomenon is "atypical", analysis Florent Guhl, director of the French Agency for the Development and Promotion of Organic Agriculture (created by the Ministries of Agriculture and Ecology), said Agency organic. For him, "it's the only French organic production that exports a lot: almost half of French organic wines are sold abroad! ". It will be said that French wine in general is performing internationally, with 30% of production exported. Yes, but this figure rises to 46% for organic bottles.

There remains the question of the profitability of this economy. It would be necessary that the vine growers manage to live from their wine..
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Belgium could benefit from an unexpected consequence of global warming. Experts believe that the rise in average temperature in the coming years should favor wine production at home. The wine world is expanding in Belgium. Our journalists Julien Modave and Julien Raway met professionals in the Liège region.

[supersonico] 27/1/2018 22:57

Aromatic and effective
Phytoiatric innovations: terpenes, natural substances effective against vine botrytis, both from wine and table

Nature is among the most effective and productive chemical laboratories. The synthesis of billions of molecules can in fact make available to phythyics also active substances that possess an intrinsic effectiveness against some adversities of agricultural crops.

Among these molecules, for example, are terpenes, biomolecules that can have linear, cyclic or mixed linear and cyclic structures. They can be found in nature in many plants, especially conifers. They are in fact the main components of resins and of different essential oils. However, they are also present in the animal kingdom, being contained by some insects and even in fish. The squalene is in fact contained in high quantities in the liver of the sharks.

In phytotherapy there are three molecules available in this sense, namely thymol, geraniol and eugenol. The latter is a close relative of the terpenes, but to be precise it is an aromatic hydroxylated compound belonging to the chemical class of allybenzenes. In its natural state it appears as an oily liquid, practically colorless, and can be extracted from cloves or cinnamon. Not very soluble in water, it is easily biodegradable and not very toxic. Its LD50 on rat is in fact of 1.930 mg / kg.

On the other hand, geraniol and thymol belong fully to the chemical family of terpenes. The first is a terpenic alcohol present in many plant essences. For example, it is extracted from the flowers and leaves of geranium, in which it is found alongside citronellol, linalool, alpha-terpineol and methyl-eugenol, or the molecule that gives the characteristic aroma to the basil, especially in the younger leaves. Even the geraniol is poorly toxic, with an oral LD50 on rat equal to 3,600 mg / kg.

Finally the thymol. This is a simple phenol, present in large quantities precisely in the Thymus plants, from which it takes its name. Like the previous two active substances, it shows antifungal and antiseptic action.
In line with geraniol and eugenol also its toxicity, with an LD50 on mouse females equal to 1.190 mg / kg, while on rat females it was 900 mg / kg.

Mode of action
Eugenol, geraniol and thymol were classified by Frac in group 46 - F7, ie the inhibitors of lipid and membrane synthesis. This causes the breakdown of the cellular membranes of the pathogen and the consequent many of the cells. Excellent tools therefore also in terms of combating resistance.

Commercial forms available
At the moment the only registered commercial formulation containing eugenol, geraniol and thymol is 3Logy of Sipcam Italia (Regulation No. 16480 of 16/03/2016), a suspension of capsules, also of natural origin, which contains the three active substances in terms of 33 g / L of eugenol and 66 g / L both of geraniol and thymol.

Its specific application is against vine botrytis, both from wine and table, counting on security intervals of 3 and 7 days respectively. For the three molecules, no legal limits have been set for residues.
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September 2018
Fludioxonil, Eugenol + Timulus + Geraniolus (post-harvest treatments) on pomegranate against Botrite. Worthy of note is the willingness to ensure the availability of active ingredients with a different mechanism of action to face the same phytoparasite, a fundamental strategy to reduce the risks of resistance.
Although the era of first use is fast approaching, no decree has yet been issued.

[supersonico] 26/1/2018 19:50

Interesting Italian study ..Thymol

Thyme and Savory Essential Oil Efficacy and Induction of Resistance against Botrytis cinerea through Priming of Defense Responses in Apple



1. Introduction
Apple is one of the most important fruits in international trade; however, it can suffer from severe postharvest losses during long distance transport and storage. Botrytis cinerea, which causes gray mold, is one of the main pathogens causing postharvest losses of apples, especially for its conidial germination and mycelium growth at storage temperatures as low as 0 °C [1].
Gray mold control strategies mainly rely on chemical treatments; however, the use of synthetic fungicides is limited by the emergence of resistant strains. Following intensive use, resistance to thiabendazole has been reported in Botrytis populations [2]. In addition, public concern over human health and the environmental impact of pesticides have generated interest in developing effective and non-toxic approaches to control postharvest diseases of fruit [3,4].
Plant essential oils are gaining interest due to their apparently safe nature and their potential effectiveness as biopesticides for crop protection. On pome and stone fruit, as on table grapes, many plant essential oils have been effective against brown rot and gray mold rot [5,6]. Thyme and savory oils contain thymol, carvacrol, and p-cymene as volatile compounds, which have shown high antifungal activity [7,8,9]. The mechanism of activity of these promising fungicidal natural compounds has not been completely elucidated. However, their effectiveness was related to their components with phenolic structures, like carvacrol, eugenol, and thymol, which are highly active against pathogens, and their efficacy is often due to the synergy of different chemical components [9].

Other studies described their role in the induction of host resistance against pathogens. Induced resistance is a promising strategy to enhance a host’s defense capacity after treatment with biotic- or abiotic-inducing agents, which provides long-term systemic resistance to a broad spectrum of pathogens and pests [10,11]. Upon treatment with microorganisms or other resistance inducers, many hosts develop an enhanced capacity to activate defense responses, a phenomenon called priming [12]. Thymol could enhance antioxidant levels, enzymatic and non-enzymatic systems, which induce an increase of the fruit resistance to pathogens and a decrease of their physiological degradation [13]. Resistance inducers typically stimulate the expression of a family of genes in the host, defined as pathogenesis-related (PR) genes, which are involved in the defense response to pathogens [14]. In apple, PR-5 and PR-8 were identified and shown to be induced in response to different resistance inducers [15]. PR-5 is a thaumatin-like protein [16], while PR-8 codes for a class III chitinase [15]. However, no information is available regarding the involvement of PR genes induction in the biocontrol activity of plant essential oils against postharvest pathogens.
The objectives of this work were to evaluate the efficacy of important plant essential oils against B. cinerea in stored apple fruit, and then to investigate whether the efficacy of the oil application is associated with the priming of defense responses in apples.
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[investingisatrickygame] 26/1/2018 17:07

EDEN News: England

370,000 shares traded in a whole week. What is that, less that .2 of 1% of the shares in issue. £35,000 in value!


The share price is comatosed!

Where is the life support?

[supersonico] 26/1/2018 13:47

DOT NEWS France;

A bill for the compensation for all victims of pesticides … on February 1, under discussion in the Senate



Générations Futures reviews this law for the compensation of pesticide victims and invites you to take action.
Presentation of the process of creating the bill
In 2016, Senator Nicole Bonnefoy proposed a compensation fund for pesticide victims, which was paid for by the manufacturers of these products. The aim was to complete the system - considered incomplete - of repairing the harm of pesticide victims by allowing full compensation to be paid for these injuries, regardless of whether the diseases are of occupational origin or not.
This version 1 of the law had not at the time could be discussed in assembly. In January of this year, the bill came back into the debate. Indeed, the latter was amended and on January 24, 2018 in the Committee on Social Affairs of the Senate and will be presented in plenary Senate on February 1. Future generations was auditioned by the rapporteur of the law, Mr Jomier, before the passage in the Committee on Social Affairs and was able to trace a number of remarks.

Decryption of the contents of the bill
If, during this hearing, we recognized the interest of such a fund because it allows us to recognize that there are victims of pesticides, we also know how to insist on several points that we consider essential.
Firstly, it was very important for us that this fund cover all the victims of pesticides and not just the professionals who have been exposed to these products and who have obtained recognition as an occupational disease. Thus, we insisted that all people who could be exposed - without being users - to these pesticides, particularly those living in intensively cultivated areas, could benefit from access to this fund. In the first version of the law, if the intention was there it was not sufficiently established in the articles. This point has been clarified, since now in its article 1, it is clearly indicated that all "people exposed" to the pesticides will be able to appeal to the fund.

Secondly, we insisted on the fact that it was necessary to take into account a larger number of pathologies, and not only those included in the table of occupational diseases which at present number only two (to know non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Parkinson's disease). But science has proven, thanks to the work of expertise of French medical research (INSERM), that many pathologies (various cancers, disorders of the nervous system or behavior, etc.) could be linked to this exposure to pesticides. This argument was heard since in Article 1 the law now indicates that an order should be made by the Ministries of Health and Agriculture listing the pathologies to be taken into account. It will therefore be necessary to be very attentive, if the law is voted, to the drafting of this decree.

2 articles are problematic and deserve to be amended. The first (Article 2) concerns the management of the fund which would be in the hands of the agricultural social mutuality (MSA). For us this point poses a real problem. Indeed, for many farmers it is very difficult to obtain, via the MSA, the recognition of the occupational disease related to pesticides. Similarly, experiments on other compensation funds would tend to prove that the objective sought is most often to exclude the victims of the device as arbitrarily as possible. We had raised the idea that management is in the hands of an ad hoc committee made up of doctors of course, but also toxicologists, ergotoxicologists, prevention engineers, farmers, trade unionists and even members of civil society who have problems. knowledge of the exposure and contamination conditions of the victims. The law provides for "a board of management whose composition is fixed by decree". Which is an interesting step. If the law is adopted as it stands, we will have to be vigilant 1) on the composition of this board of management 2) on the definition of its role and competencies. Insufficiently broad and open advice would raise real governance and transparency issues and disrupt decision-making.

Last but not least, this is the funding of the fund (Article 7). Certainly it is noted that a fraction of the tax on pesticides will feed the fund, eventually supplemented by hypothetical legacy donations and compensation. It is likely that these amounts will not be enough to cover the needs. In addition, we insisted that the fund should be replenished by pesticide manufacturers and distributors.
Conclusion and action
That law needs to be further improved, but even then, we are not even sure it will be passed in the Senate. Indeed, it would seem that the senators of the Republic in march would abstain and that the Republicans would vote against what would make it obsolete. For future generations, even if we are reserved on the interest of such a fund, it will have the merit of recognizing the status of victim for all those who are impacted by these products, users and non-users. In addition, this fund can not relieve industry and the state of their responsibility vis-à-vis the scandal of public health that is played around pesticides. Likewise, this fund can not be the only answer to these health issues.

[supersonico] 26/1/2018 08:54

There are three families of "green" wines: organic, biodynamic and "natural". All three have in common to prohibit the use of synthetic chemicals in the cultivation of vines. However, the specifications for organic wine, defined at European level, do not require a total absence of synthetic pesticides in the final product.
Not always free of traces of pollutants
A study conducted by 60 Million five years ago on the contamination of 52 red and white wines, conventional and organic, has shown that, of the eleven organic wines in the study, only two did not contain any of the 29 pollutants research. One of them even showed thirteen different molecules.

Professionals explain these traces of pollutants by accidental contamination, biological plots being close to conventional vines that use phytosanitary products.
Natural chemicals allowed
This phenomenon can also concern biodynamic and natural wines, normally from organic grapes. Admittedly, the very small quantities found do not put these certifications in question, but they question the pollution of the environment ... By contrast, the specifications of the organic authorizes natural chemicals


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"The consumer thinks that organic means" no pesticide ", but to this day, it is impossible in agriculture, says Alain Carbonneau, Professor Emeritus in Viticulture Montpellier Supagro. We are working on it, especially with the selection of more resistant grape varieties. "
Copper, the only fungicide effective against mildew
In the first place, it is necessary to fight against the mildew, against which the organic viticulturist has the copper, only effective fungicide. But, used on soils low in organic matter, it is harmful to the environment.

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In organic viticulture, its use is limited to 6 kg per hectare per year. The National Food Safety Agency (ANSES) even proposes to lower this threshold to 4 kg / ha / year.

In biodynamics, the dose limit is already 3 kg / ha / year. Some producers, like Marc Humbrecht, go further: "I use between 60 and 120 grams of copper per hectare," explains the Alsatian winemaker. But reducing its use is not possible everywhere. In rainy regions like Burgundy, it is difficult to do without it because the humidity favors the development of mushrooms.

Sulfur, used since the 18th century
The other treatment widely used by organic growers is sulfur, used to control powdery mildew. "It's a natural element used since the 18th century as a fungicide in European vineyards; it is not recognized as having an impact on the environment, "points out Stéphane Becquet, agronomist and winemaker at the Syndicat des vignerons bio d'Aquitaine. Its only drawback is to be potentially irritating during handling.

On this point, the biodynamic wines are fly, their vines being cultivated with the will to limit the doses of copper and sulfur as much as possible. But, unlike synthetic pesticides, "copper like sulfur used on the vine is not normally found in wine," says the engineer.
Blank labels on certain additives
In fact, it is necessary to distinguish the sulfur from the sulphites found in the final product. If the fermentation of wine naturally produces small amounts, sulphites are also added during the vinification. They stop the fermentation and prevent the oxidation of the wine, thus allowing to keep it longer.

The absence of adjuvants harms the taste of the wine
However, the adjuvant zero of natural wines may have other disadvantages. Starting with ... a loss of taste. Or more precisely "a unification of taste even as these wines claim a proximity to the soil," says Axel Marchal, teacher-researcher at the Institute of Sciences of Vine and Wine at the University of Bordeaux.

In question, the absence or almost no intervention, which leads to the development of unwanted yeasts such as brettanomyces. These give the beverage a smell of leather unattractive. "The taste of wine also depends a lot on tillage," says Axel Marchal. Many biodynamic wines are delicious because they rely on a strong cultural method of the vine. "

Organic wine is not necessarily better
Buying a bio or biodynamic wine is not a guarantee of taste: they suffer, like conventional wines, the vagaries of winemaking, storage, transport, etc. And even more natural wines, which the absence of sulfur makes fragile: thus, lovers of this type of wine will find their happiness via independent wine merchants, directly supplying producers.

Biodynamic and especially organic wines have crossed the doors of mass retailers. For the best and sometimes the worst.
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Helpful Note to Fraudyboy.... The relevant bit ### here 3AEY/3LOGY has no soil/fertility damaging Copper and is effective against Fungi. This also relates to other recent post demonstrating the French Government and EU declared aim of reducing harmful pesticide use . That's what I mean by Direction of Travel ..Hope that helps

[northwick] 25/1/2018 09:13

A mega business soon to be ready for Eden to target & go after. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42813532

[supersonico] 24/1/2018 15:55

DOT NEWS France.



As part of the implementation of the Ecophyto II plan, a national call for projects worth € 5 million was launched on June 12, 2017 by the Ministries in charge of Agriculture and the Environment and by the French Agency for Biodiversity to collect, on several actions of the plan, proposals of efficient and innovating projects. As of 1 September 2017, 127 projects seeking more than 13 million euros in grants have been submitted.
Following an evaluation involving many experts and government departments, the Ministries in charge of Agriculture and the Environment have selected 50 projects and have proposed them for funding by the French Agency for Biodiversity, for a total of grant of 5 million euros. These projects aim to develop and disseminate alternative solutions to the use of plant protection products, or contribute to the reduction of their uses on the French territory, metropolitan and ultramarine, in agriculture as in gardens, green spaces and infrastructures. These projects also make it possible to have new knowledge in the measurement of the impacts of the products and for the prevention of the risks related to their use.
The results of this call for projects show that many actors are ready to mobilize for a strong reduction in the use of plant protection products.
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[supersonico] 23/1/2018 17:22

(21/1/18 TWEET)

Sipcam Global Technical and Develepment Meeting. Lucca, January 16-18, 2018 #SIPCAM #GrowingAttitude

I imagine plans for 3LOGY and EDEN tech were on the agenda.

[supersonico] 23/1/2018 16:46

Fraudyboy..

Please note post 3197. Having Regulatory winds at your back is surely a good thing to be aware of ,don't you think unless you think global trends don't play any part in investment decision making.

supersonico - 20 Jan 2018 - 06:31:39 - 3197 of 3207
Eden Research - EDEN
Note to self

There is no substitute for doing your own research. Use the research of others to guide you, but critically analyse everything you read. Avoid confirmation bias by paying particular attention to anything that is contrary to your view point. Think about who has written it and why.

Consider the macro head winds (or tail winds - it really is a very ill wind that blows nobody any good). How have these changed since last results and how are they likely to change in the near future.
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Oh and Fraudyboy..any chance of perceptive Steve Moore doing a SEE update on share price .just for a laugh?

Oh I nearly forgot.. a quiz question..

Who posted this particularly compelling little beauty?

'WRN.. if it hadn't been tipped as a winner by TW in his 'Red hot penny shares' effort back when I first started to dabble in the market, it was a loser as were ALL ten of his tips that I chose from his list.
The fact is that he was useless as a tipster and now makes a living by slagging off companies that he sees as possible losers, it's very unlikely that I would ever subscribe to any of his enterprises.

[supersonico] 23/1/2018 15:04

DOT-NEWS/Spain



Ecologists in Action. - Spain, as the largest consumer of pesticides in Europe, must establish clear objectives for the reduction of chemical pesticides in favor of the health of people and ecosystems, to make their food exports more competitive and to comply with European regulations.
50% reduction of pesticides in 10 years
The reduction in 10 years of 50% of the pesticides used is the specific objective that Ecologists in Action, along with 11 other state organizations, demand in this open letter to the Minister of Agriculture, García Tejerina.
Open letter to G. Tejerina from January 17, 2018
The goal of a 50% reduction in 10 years is not a utopia. In fact, it has already been proposed by France that it is carrying out an ambitious plan to reduce toxic substances.

Denmark is also betting heavily on the reduction of pesticides, with great success, thanks in part to tools such as a pesticide tax.
Reduction forced by Europe
The reduction in the use of chemical pesticides is a common demand of environmental organizations.
But what may surprise many people is that it is European legislation itself, in particular the European Directive 2009/128 / EU on the Sustainable Use of Phytosanitary Products, which puts chemical pesticides in the last place when choosing a pesticide. "phytosanitary" method.
According to the Directive: "sustainable, biological, physical and other non-chemical methods should be preferred to all chemical methods"
The tools that the member states have to implement the pesticide reduction of the Directive are the Action Plans, which are currently under review.

Unfortunately, according to the analysis of the European organization Pesticide Action Network (PAN Europe), the states are not complying with the reduction and their plans have not promoted the use of alternative techniques to pesticides, key to reducing the consumption of these toxins. ,
Protection of bees and other pollinators
Taking advantage of the revision of the action plans, the signatory organizations request a strategic plan that protects against pollination insects, whose destiny is closely linked to that of humanity.
The scientific evidence of the lethal effects on bees and other pollinating insects is increasing steadily, without a definitive solution being finally taken.
Pesticides poison soils and water
42% of the freshwater ecosystems of the EU suffer chronic toxicity that requires serious and immediate measures.
On the other hand, 45% of the cultivated soils contain glyphosate residues, something that will affect our agriculture in the medium term.

These data are sufficiently alarming for Spain to take measures in favor of the reduction of pesticides, with concrete and measurable objectives.

[supersonico] 23/1/2018 10:32

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Pesticide Reduction: (French) Government Introduces Action Plan
In the wake of the Estates General of Food, the government presents a draft plan of action to ban as quickly as possible the most worrying substances and reduce the use of phytosanitary products.



On 19 January, the government published a draft action plan to reduce the dependence of agriculture on plant protection products. This plan should be finalized before the end of the first quarter of 2018. It provides, on the recommendation of a joint CGEDD mission (General Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development), the Igas (General Inspectorate of Social Affairs) and CGAER (General Council for Food, Agriculture and Rural Spaces), to rapidly ban the use of substances of greatest concern to health and the environment. "France will oppose the renewal or extension of the most worrying substances at the European level, says the government.The ministries will seize the National Agency for Food Safety, Environment and Labor (ANSES) to decide, if necessary, the necessary management measures (withdrawal of marketing authorization, restriction of use) and additional studies. "
The draft plan also plans to strengthen research, support the implementation of alternatives by the sectors and strengthen the Ecophyto 2 plan by publishing an Ecophyto 2+ plan. The conclusions of the mission are clear: "The degree of certainty already acquired on the effects of phytopharmaceutical products requires to take strong and rapid measures except to engage the responsibility of the public authorities"

Prohibit the most worrying substances as soon as possible
"The European legal framework allows in the long run to exclude the active substances recognized as the most toxic but leaves persistent dangerous substances pending the renewal of their approval," said the mission. The CLP Regulation (1107/2009), which entered into force in January 2009, makes it possible to ban carcinogenic, mutagenic and / or reprotoxic substances. However, it is not retroactive and therefore does not take effect on substances approved before its entry into force, except when renewing their authorization. However, these renewal files are the subject of numerous postponements, delaying the possibility of excluding these substances, analyzes the mission.
It therefore urges the government to oppose the postponement of European approval for substances expiring in 2018 (Chlorotoluron, Dimoxystrobin, Flumioxazin, Glufosinate, Diflufenican (II), Diquat) and to study, for the other substances (Epoxiconazole , Profoxydim, Quizalofop-P-Tefuryl, Metam-Sodium, Metsulfuron Methyl, Sulcotrione), the possibility of taking an initiative at the national level, even if the room for maneuver is slender and likely to cause litigation. The government proposes to follow this timetable. It will oppose the postponements and will undertake "a review of the most worrying substances mentioned by the mission (...) whose European approval expires after 2018, in order to engage complementary scientific expertise as early as 2018 and adopt the restrictive measures of use in France if the studies bring new elements in terms of dangerousness ".

In addition, France will support "the establishment of a European mechanism allowing national and European assessment agencies to conduct independent risk assessment studies for the most controversial substances". It will support a revision of the European regulation, as part of the review launched by the European Commission (Refit). The aim is "to change European law to allow each Member State to unilaterally withdraw substances of concern when there are acceptable alternatives".
On glyphosate, a new experimental study on its dangerousness will be conducted by ANSES to bring the results to the European level.
Reduce the use of phytos
As recommended by the mission, the government plans to ask the agricultural sectors to commit to quantifiable and verifiable targets for reducing the consumption of phytosanitary products, as part of the value chain plans initiated during the Etats Généraux de l'Alimentation. In return, a portion of public aid could accompany the acquisition of substitute materials for plant protection products. Lastly, as promised during the closing of the Etats Généraux, the government will introduce a bill to separate distribution and consulting activities and strengthen the system of Plant Protection Certificates (CPP).
The methods for calculating the diffuse pollution tax will be revised "in order to make it more efficient and more disincentive for the most risky products and to contribute to the financing of the accompanying actions".
The mission recommends "to support and develop the organic farming sector as an alternative system contributing to the reduction in the use of plant protection products, with a goal of doubling production by 2025 (7 % to 15%) ". However, the draft action plan mentions only the desire to amplify the environmental certification scheme (environmental certification level 2, high environmental value (HVE) and organic certification, without a quantitative objective.) It was also one of the strong conclusions of Workshop 11 of the General States of Food.
Improve knowledge
The draft action plan also provides for an update of the collective expertise led by Inserm in 2013 and the establishment of a national monitoring of pesticides in the ambient air with, from 2018, the launch of a exploratory campaign. The government also plans to clarify and strengthen measures to protect residents exposed to pesticides over the long term and to define areas of ecological interest to be protected in case of proximity treatment with certain phytosanitary products.

[supersonico] 22/1/2018 21:32

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Study finds vineyards are still at risk 12 years after measuring high levels of copper in the soil

Copper in vineyard soils
Copper may be important for the growth of plants. Moreover, soil naturally contains copper. However, excessive amounts of copper in the soil can lead to copper toxicity. Copper is a non-degradable heavy metal that can build up in soil or leach into water sources. In addition, it has low solubility, which makes it persistent in the soil for years. Hence, the study still found high concentrations of copper in vineyard soils even after 12 years.
Copper toxicity happens due to the repeated use of fungicides that contain copper. Copper fungicides are used often used by viticulturists to fight against downy mildew. Fungicides that contain copper have been used in Europe on agricultural soils, such as vineyard soils, for more than 100 years. High levels of copper in the soil affects the plants by reducing seed germination, plant vigor, and iron intake. (Related: Wastewater rapidly poisoning vegetables with heavy metals.)
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While he was still unaware of the great specificities of agriculture, the candidate Macron committed during the presidential campaign to separate the council from the sale of phytosanitary products.
This "false good idea", in the words of the Socialist MP Dominique Potier, author of the Pesticides and Agroecology report, the fields of the possible, was whispered in the ear of Emmanuel Macron by his friends in the ecolosphere, convinced that this measure would reduce the use of plant protection products. However, this is not the opinion of the General Council for Food, Agriculture and Rural Spaces, which has decided against this option, deeming it "both expensive and inefficient ".
It is true that the sectors that have implemented this type of separation - for example, that of health - do not really show support for such a measure. As noted by Bertrand de Launay at the time when he directed InVivo Agro, "the existence of doctors, who are advisors for drugs while pharmacists are distributors, does not prevent health expenditure to continue to grow in our country ". Structured partially according to such a separation between advice and sales, our English neighbors have already tried the experiment, with the result that the consumption of phytosanitary products in the order of 15% for farmers followed by independent advisers compared to those followed by distributors.


It is therefore easy to understand why the very reasonable Minister of Agriculture of the previous government, Stéphane Le Foll, had refused this futile measure, instead placing his hopes in reducing the use of pesticides through the famous certificates of economy plant protection products (CEPP), a mechanism that consists of forcing the sellers of plant protection products to propose crop protection measures by alternative means to synthetic chemistry. A quantified target with financial penalties for failing results accompanies the CEPP enforcement mechanism established by law.
Needless to say, the very functioning of the CEPP remains intrinsically linked to the need for the seller to also be able to advise his clients. Otherwise no financial penalty can legally be imposed. This small point, however, seems to have been omitted by the President of the Republic who reiterated both his campaign commitment of a "capitalist" separation between sellers and advisers and that of the maintenance of the CEPP mechanism. Asked by A & E about this in the margins of the General States of Food, Dominique Potier, who chaired Workshop 11, kicked in touch, answering that the services of the administration are working on the file to find a solution to this issue. absurd double presidential injunction.

It would be so much simpler to explain to the tenant of the Elysee that he was trapped by the friends of his incompetent Minister of ecological transition Nicolas Hulot. For such is the sad reality.
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