According to a new study published by the European Seed Association (ESA) on Thursday 12 January, restrictions put in place in the EU from 1 December 2014 on the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides which are fatal to bees have cost European oilseed rape producers €900 million per year and have also had a negative environmental impact.
The study, commissioned by ESA and carried out by the consultancy HFFA Research, attributes the economic loss to the combination of: - a negative yield...