The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-02-09
Behind the blockades: Witness joins France's protesting farmers
France's farmers are angry. They say they're being strangled by a toxic combination of red tape, trade deals, unrealistic prices and ecological measures. Witness joins them as they head towards... Read more
2024-02-09
What are NGTs and why do they spark so much controversy?
The European Parliament has voted in favour of more relaxed regulation for the use of New Genomic Techniques, (NGTs), on plants. A decision that has ignited fiery debates. But what exactly are NGTs? Read more
2024-02-07
Farmers in Italy expected to protest on streets of Rome in coming days
More than 2,000 farm trucks will descend on Italy's capital by the end of the week to protest against the lack of regulation of imports from outside the EU. Read more
2024-02-07
Spanish farmers stage tractor protests over EU policies and prices
There have been protests by farmers in countries such as France, Poland and Greece over the issue. Read more
2024-02-06
Von der Leyen ditches contentious pesticide law amid farmer protests
Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the withdrawal of a contentious law that aimed to reduce the use of pesticides across the European Union, marking the first defeat of the Green Deal. Read more
2024-02-06
EU Policy. No plans to fix cows with anti-belch masks, says Commissioner
Bloc’s agriculture commissioner reassured a concerned MEP that the EU executive is not mulling mandatory methane reduction masks for cattle, as touted by right-wing media. Read more
2024-02-05
Watch: Scientists farm a superfood in the North Sea
In a region with limited daylight, Kelpinor relies on the technological tricks it has up its sleeve for growing seaweed. Read more
2024-02-04
Farmers in Greece dump produce in Europe's latest agriculture protest
In recent months, similar protests have swept Europe as farmers on the continent take their grievances over inflation, foreign competition and the costs of combating climate change to the streets. Read more
2024-02-03
Farmers' protests have sprung up across Europe, even as some cease
Debts, cheap imports, price pressures... these are just some of the grievances on the lists of European farmers. Read more
2024-02-02
Euroviews. This is why green activists joined farmers protests in Brussels
Governments need to address the real issues faced by farmers: fair incomes, workers’ rights, and the shift towards local and agroecological food systems, Clara Bourgin writes. Read more
2024-02-02
State of the Union: Orbán backs down as farmers carry on
Against the backdrop of massive farmers' protests in Brussels, a special EU summit approved a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine. The deal was possible after the last hold-out, Hungary, was pressured... Read more
2024-02-01
From Asturias to Galicia, Spain’s green north is an adventurer’s dream
Leave Spain’s busy beaches and venture into the lesser explored green north. Read more