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EU glyphosate extension strains German coalition talks

Monday’s decision by EU countries to prolong the weed-killer’s licence for five years has angered its detractors and critics of Germany’s backing for the move.

Europe News

EU Commission authorises use of glyphosate for another five years

The European Union has approved the use of weed-killer glyphosate for the next five years after a heated debate over whether it causes cancer.

Europe News

EU eyes Africa trade boost

Economy

November ain’t that bad: it’s Beaujolais Nouveau time

Winemakers say 2017 is a "colorful and fruity" vintage.

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World News

Up to 60% of workers illegal on EU farms

The European Parliament has been called upon to introduce legislation to fight labour exploitation in the agricultural sector

World News

Europe badly-hit as global wine production set for 'historic low'

Vineyards in Italy, France and Spain have been affected badly by drought and poor weather.

Bulgaria

Farmers warned over the use of antibiotics in healthy animals

The World Health Organisation is urging farmers to stop using antibiotics to boost growth in healthy animals in a bid to curb human resistance to the drugs.

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Sensors that make sense: from farming to water control

In this edition of Futuris, we take you on a European tour to discover how the Internet of Things is changing everything from farming to water quality control.

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Takeaway: Fitness trackers for cows

Why do these cows wear fitness trackers?

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How to avoid putting water in your wine

One of the agricultural products most affected by counterfeiting is wine. So we need new methods for find out what we are really drinking.

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Takeaway: Wine fraud

How do you know the wine you drink is actually the one you think you bought?

Europe News

Monsanto's Roundup faces European politics

France

Sheep take to the streets in France as farmers protest wolf protection

Farmers blame wolves for livestock deaths and want more hunting rights

Switzerland

Bad news for bees

Three-quarters of the honey produced around the world contains nerve agent pesticides that can harm bees and pose a potential health hazard to humans.

Living

Fishtanks and coffee are the new soil

Some of the novel growing techniques now being pioneered by London’s urban farmers.

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The last straw: French farmers block Champs Elysees in Paris to protest herbicide ban

Some 300 farmers gathered on the famous avenue to protest the French government's proposed ban on glyphosate.

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Creating the perfect tomato

In this edition of Futuris, we’re off to northern Israel, to meet scientists working on a European project aimed at developing the perfect tomato: it would require 90 % less irrigation than ordinary v

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Takeaway: Tomatoes in the desert

Look tasty, don´t they?

United Kingdom

Shortage of eastern European labour in Britain

Divorce from the EU has not even happened yet but already there's a shortage of eastern Europeans who would normally be relied on for fruit picking

Europe News

EU officials mull response to egg scandal

EU agriculture ministers discuss egg scandal