date:Jan 16, 2013
News that neonicotinoid insecticides make a significant contribution to crop production in the UK should be welcomed as another piece of the debate on bee and pollinator health, according to the NFU.
The Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture report says that if UK farmers no longer had access to neonicotinoid seed treatment technology then it would result in a loss of approximately 630 million to the economy each year.
The report also shows that in unfavourable years, such as 2012, the loss