Unreported Europe Pesticides: a threat to public health? France's toxic debate France plans to introduce buffer zones between crops fields and residential areas, to comply with EU rules. The debate has become toxic in many parts of the country, where tensions run high between residents worried about their health, and farmers concerned about their future. 08/11/2019
Europe News Where's the money? Farming subsidy exposure creates stir in EP An article in the New York Times has sparked a stir for the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture. According to the report, the European Union's agricultural subsidies are not reaching their intended destination, but rather populist politicians and their business circles. 07/11/2019
Smart Regions Are edible flowers a solution for the struggling floriculture sector? The ANTEA project studies 40 edible flowers in an initiative financed by the EU Cohesion Policy 04/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: CAP controversy The European Commission had to defend itself and its CAP policies from criticism after the New York Times gave details about how oligarchs in Central Europe use EU funds for their circles. 04/11/2019
Germany Decline of insects in Germany is 'frightening', scientists warn Insect biomass in the forest the scientists studied decreased by approximately 40% since 2008 and the situation is "even more alarming" in grasslands where it has decreased to only one-third of its former level. 31/10/2019
France Why the EU growing its own soybeans could prevent fires in Amazon Every year, 33 million tonnes of soybeans are imported into the Old Continent, mostly from Brazil and the United States. 09/10/2019
Europe News The Brief: Commission hearings - score card Could do better: two commission candidates failed to impress MEPs - the Home Affairs nominee and the Pole tipped to lead Agriculture policy, They will face further questions. And we profile the Belgian candidate for the justice portfolio - whose political pedigree puts him in good stead. 03/10/2019
United Kingdom Watch: Meet the British furniture farmers fighting deforestation Guiding the shoots and grafting branches allows the chair to grow fully formed and is a sustainable alternative to the carbon-heavy process of cutting down trees to make furniture. 25/09/2019
Europe News The Brief: Climate Change threatens the future of crops With the production of major crops expected to be down by 50% in the next 30 years due to climate change, lawmakers and environmental activists are searching for ways to protect the future of agriculture. 18/09/2019
Europe News Dairy farmers call for a fair price for milk This demonstration is to mark the 10 year anniversary of a protest which saw Belgian dairy farmers spray 3 million litres of milk over the very same field they're in now. Farmers want to see quotas set to boost prices. 17/09/2019
world news Climate change to push food prices higher in Europe, report warns Projections using a high-end emission scenario estimate that yields of crops like wheat, corn and sugar beet could decrease by up to 50% in southern Europe by 2050. 05/09/2019
Poland Poland's moo-d lifted after free-roaming cows saved from execution Free-roaming cows in Poland, whose intended slaughter had sparked a national outcry, have secured a last-minute reprieve. 30/05/2019
Europe News EU 'offers to provide aid' to Irish farmers in case of no-deal Brexit Following concerns brought up by Irish farmers, the EU has offered to provide financial support in the case of a no-deal Brexit. 04/02/2019
Europe News Disco soup served up to Agriculture ministers EU Agriculture Ministers have been treated to a Disco Soup - a culinary and musical protest outside the Council in Brussels. Environmentalists are aiming to draw attention to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, and are calling for it to be fair, green and healthy. 19/11/2018
Europe News 'Mutagenesis' plant breeding technique comes under GMO rules Europe's top court decision is blow for biotech industry and a victory for environmental campaigners 25/07/2018
Europe News EU Agriculture proposals a 'greenwash' EU agriculture ministers flocked to an informal meeting in Sofia earlier this week where they talked about modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy. But their proposals have left a sour taste in some people's mouths. 05/06/2018
Europe News Brief from Brussels: Planned farm subsidies are not a "massacre", says EU Commission chief Brief from Brussels: The EU defends its plan to reduce agriculture subsidies, as the bloc is struggling to fill the gap in the budget following 08/05/2018
Europe News Brief from Brussels: Brexit 'decisive step' and farmer protest In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: The Brexit negotiators strike agreement on transition terms; and Belgian farmers roll into Brussels with 19/03/2018
Europe News Brief from Brussels: EU ministers mull farming policy reforms In this edition of the Brief, mounting concerns over future of Common Agricultural Policy, as EU ministers mull reforms; and Hungarian PM Viktor 19/02/2018
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. 27/11/2017
Europe News EU eyes Africa trade boost EU and African leaders will meet in Ivory Coast this week. Their aim, they say, is to boost trade links between both continents, especially in the 27/11/2017
Europe News Monsanto's Roundup faces European politics An organic farm in eastern Belgium. Its owner aims at cultivating the land in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health by use of 10/10/2017
Europe News EU officials mull response to egg scandal EU agriculture ministers discuss egg scandal 05/09/2017
Unreported Europe The EU and Poland is the 'marriage' heading for the divorce courts Thousands of Polish women have protested against the politics of the populist right-wing government in Warsaw. 20/03/2017
Europe News EU's Oettinger warns of Brexit-shaped Brussels budget hold Richer countries will have to cough up more cash when Britain leaves the EU, according to a top German politician. 28/02/2017
Unreported Europe Climate change is good news for England's wine industry England's wine industry is booming. Climate expert Alistair Nesbitt's research helps both the winegrower and global climate science. 10/11/2016
