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• Pisa conference features robots & ICT
  

  The University of Pisa is holding the first international conference on "Robotics and associated High-technologies and Equipment for Agriculture" in Pisa, Italy, on September 19-21, 2012. Deadline for contributions is February 28.

• Shedding light on national pesticide initiatives
  

  ENDURE researchers focused on providing scientific support to policy have looked back into history at a number of national initiatives to reduce pesticide use or risk.

• Update from the Scientific Officer
  

  This is an exciting time for Integrated Pest Management, a strange thought considering that IPM dates all the way back to the 1950s, writes Marco Barzman (pictured right), ENDURE’s Scientific Officer.

• ENDURE, a resource for IPM projects
  

  ENDURE invites research and extension projects to make use of and contribute to the information, tools and services it offers.

• Country profile: Germany
  

  In the second of our country profiles we examine Germany, where the task of implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through the National Action Plan (NAP) is being addressed through a range of measures. The most important of these is the development of crop or sector specific guidelines designed to provide farmers with the information they need to grow crops according to the principles of IPM.

• Advisers’ newsletter: third issue out now
  

  ENDURE’s Network of Advisers (ENA) has published its third newsletter, bringing advisers up to date with all the resources ENDURE can offer. It includes details of a workshop for advisers being organised by ENDURE, news on the PURE research project and the inside story on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Germany.

• New ENDURE-IOBC book on biological control
  

  ENDURE brought together an original mix of representatives from industry and research from across Europe. With this collective expertise, ranging from basic biology to applied field work and marketing, the group set out to identify knowledge gaps and key factors for a more widespread application of biocontrol of agricultural pests.

• IPM workshop for European advisers planned
  

  Advising for IPM: New challenges -- an IPM workshop for advisers.

  ENDURE and the ENDURE Network of Advisers, with the support of INRA, France, are planning a European workshop for advisers on IPM to take place in the first quarter of 2012.

• ENDURE in French / ENDURE en français
  

  De nombreuses parties du site ENDURE sont désormais disponibles en français.
  Many parts of the ENDURE website are now available in French.

• Building European bridges for IPM implementation
  

  Reducing pesticide use and risk remains high on the agenda of EU Member States, and for the third time since 2007, a Member State has taken advantage of its EU Presidency to organise a policy seminar on the issue. The latest seminar was staged earlier this month by Poland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and focused on ‘Sustainable use of pesticides and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in East-Central Europe and the Baltics.’