> Can anyone authoritatively identify the crop being harvested?  

I obtained the original photo and zoomed in on the lower right hand corner. It's barley. 

Barley is treated with neonics. A ban on neonics would prohibit its use on barley, which does not attract bees.

> NNi [neonics] effectively control aphids (and thus prevent barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) infection) 

> If NNi were no longer available in the EU, there would be a significant reduction of food production considerably altering the commodities trade balance. The net exports of barley and wheat would decline (where EU growers enjoy a clear competitive advantage), and the EU would need to increase the net imports of corn, raw sugar and vegetable protein sources such as soybeans

> wheat net exports [could] decrease by 29 per cent and barley net exports by 93 per cent; barley would thus approach a net import situation.


Pete

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