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• Report: Glyphosate use and alternatives
  

  INRA, France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research, has published the English version of an extensive report examining glyphosate use and alternatives in French agriculture. The report was drawn up in response to a request from the French government “for an analysis of glyphosate use, the identification of possible alternatives alongside their economic and organisational implications, and suggestions for supporting measures to facilitate the transition to glyphosate-free production systems”.

• Insects launches IPM special issue
  

  The journal Insects is launching a special issue addressing ‘Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Horticultural Crops’. The deadline for manuscript submissions is June 30, 2019.

• EUVRIN IPM meeting in November
  

  The next meeting of the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Working Group of the European Vegetable Research Institutes Network (EUVRIN) will be at Vegenov, Saint Pol de Léon, France, on November 14 and 15, 2019.

• October date for field veg meeting
  

  The next meeting of the IOBC Working Group dedicated to 'Integrated Protection of Field Vegetables' will be on October 13 to 16, 2019, at Stratford upon Avon in the UK. The organisers are keen to receive offers of presentations or posters.

• France unveils €30m research programme
  

  France has unveiled its €30 million ‘research priority programme’ to continue its drive towards reduced pesticide use. Called ‘Cultiver et Protéger Autrement’ (cultivating and protecting differently), the programme will focus on using agroecology, biocontrol and preventive measures to deliver high-performance, sustainable agriculture.

• Agroscope hosts potato symposium
  

  Agroscope, ENDURE’s Swiss partner, is hosting this September’s European Association for Potato Research’s pathology and pests section symposium, which will be focusing on ‘Reducing pesticide use while preserving potato productivity and profitability’

• Spotlight on glyphosate use
  

  ENDURE is to draw on its resources as a consortium of research and development organisations involved in the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to shed light on the issue of glyphosate use in European agriculture. In particular, it will be seeking to identify the research strategies which could be most pertinent to the issue.

• 50 tools for crop diversification
  

  The DiverIMPACTS project has produced an inventory of 50 tools for crop diversification which are available for farmers and their advisers. It includes details such as the type of tool or method, expected impact, the level to which it applies, the recipients it is designed for, the training time required, cost and number of users.

• 2019 Systems Summer School: Share the flyer!
  

  ENDURE and its partners are organising an International Summer School this year. Running from June 23 to 28, 2019, in Volterra, Italy, it will address ‘Methodological Approaches to System Experiments’ and is designed for researchers, engineers and PhD students involved in the design, monitoring and exploitation of systems experiments. With early bird registration available until April 15, feel free to share the flyer (download below).

• September date for agroecology forum
  

  The second Agroecology Europe Forum is being held on the Greek island of Crete from September 26 to 28, 2019. Agroecology Europe (AEEU) is an association of members which wants “to exchange knowledge and experiences on agroecology and to support the transition toward agroecological practices and policies”.