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Monday, December 23, 2024
EU's trade agreement with Latin American countries met with protests from French farmers
A few days after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen inked a long-pending trade agreement with four Latin American nations, French farmers were back on the streets protesting against the deal.
Monday, December 23, 2024
European Parliament sets up group focused on sustainable livestock farming
The European Parliament has officially established the Intergroup on Sustainable Livestock Farming, supported by numerous Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different countries and key political groups.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Proposals by European Commission seeks to firm up EU farmers' position in agri-food chain
The European Commission has proposed targeted amendments to the current legal framework set in the European Union's regulation establishing a common market organisation of agricultural products (CMO) and another new one on cross-border enfo ...
Monday, October 28, 2024
Trouw Nutrition premiers solutions at EuroTier in Germany to advance sustainable feed and farming
Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's livestock feed business line, is launching a new generation of precision nutrition tools, technologies, and programmes developed to elevate the sustainability of livestock farming.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Opposition arose against plan for huge chicken farm in Sineu, Spain
The plan for a huge chicken farm in Sineu, Spain, has run up against considerable opposition.
Monday, September 16, 2024
European Commission backs rise in advance payment of funds supporting farmers in EU
The European Commission has approved an increase in advance payments of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funds to assist EU farmers facing severe liquidity challenges.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Pasteurisation machine made by Canadian graduates aims to help Kenyan dairy farmers produce safe milk
Canadian university graduates have developed a portable, affordable pasteurisation machine that could help farmers in Kenya cheaply sterilise dairy products and reduce milk-related disease.
Monday, August 26, 2024
European Commission backs Netherlands' scheme to pay farmers for shutting down livestock sites
A scheme in the Netherlands to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock sites has been approved by the European Commission.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
New EU livestock rearing emissions directive in force, covers more than 30,000 pig, poultry farms
An updated EU directive on industrial and livestock rearing emissions entered into force on August 4, revising the former Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
ADM: Farmers achieve lower carbon emissions with new regenerative agriculture collaboration in Europe
ADM and Bayer last week announced an extension of their collaboration, working with farmers in a bid to drive the further adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in Europe.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Raw milk output of EU farms at 160.0 million tonnes in 2022
EU farms produced an estimated 160.0 million tonnes of raw milk in 2022, Eurostat said in an article marking World Milk Day, which is celebrated every year on June 1.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
EU farms 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms in 2022
An estimated 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the European Union in 2022, at a value of €4.9 billion (US$5.3 billion), Eurostat announced last month.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
European Parliament updates industrial emission directive covering pig and poultry farms
The European Parliament has adopted a deal with EU member states on the revision of the industrial emission directive (IED), which will see new rules applied to cut down harmful emissions from industrial installations and large pig and poul ...
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Czech farmers up in arms in Prague over energy costs, EU's Green Deal
Hundreds of farmers in the Czech Republic descended on Prague on February 19 to protest high energy costs, cheap goods from Ukraine and the European Union's Green Deal.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
EU's updated Industrial Emissions Directive to cover farms with certain numbers of livestock units
Negotiators of the European Parliament and the European Council have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Waste Landfill Directive and the new regulation on the industrial emiss ...

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