Agriculture

EU News

Meloni approves aid bill to truckers, farming and fishing sectors

On Thursday, Giorgia Meloni's government approved the aid bill after truckers staged a protest against the spiralling cost-of-living crisis and high fuel prices. The protests have brought many critical sectors and services, including food deliveries, to a standstill.

22 October 2026

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Feeding Our Tomorrow: how India’s women-led, sustainable farming is reaching Europe

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India showcases sustainable, tech-driven farming and women’s empowerment at SIAL Paris 2026, as a new EU-India trade deal reshapes food ties.

21 October 2026

Europe News

Euroviews. The new multiannual financial framework: A future vision for the EU

The EU's new multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 should channel funds more efficiently to bolster the bloc's competitiveness and future resilience, argues Markus Töns, the SPD parliamentary group's spokesperson on European affairs, in an opinion piece for Euronews.

16 October 2026

Earth News

Why Europe’s farmers need more than drought-resistant crops to survive

World Food Day: Europe is ‘losing hundreds of farms a day’. Crop diversification and subsidies that pay for outcomes could save them, farmers say.

16 October 2026

Earth News

Why landlocked countries struggle to make healthy food affordable

As one of only two doubly landlocked countries globally, Uzbekistan faces unique water and food security challenges.

15 October 2026

Ecotech

Solar panels promise farmers a lifeline. But who gets the profits?

Agrivoltaics could help to prevent farmland abandonment by protecting crops and boosting income. But some say the solution ignores the real problems.

11 October 2026

Europe News

Brussels eyes agricultural carve-outs from Ukraine's EU membership

The European Commission proposed excluding Ukraine's agricultural products from the EU market and agricultural funding even when Kyiv joins the EU, in a move to smooth the country's accession process and address concerns from several member states.

6 October 2026

Europe News

Seventeen EU leaders sign letter urging bloc to protect farm funding

With Giorgia Meloni and Nicușor Dan as first signatories, the group also wants cohesion funding preserved, national rebates scrapped and NextGenerationEU loan repaid more slowly to free up fiscal space.

3 October 2026

Europe in Motion

EU farmers face falling prices as fuel and fertiliser costs rise

Eurostat figures show a widening gap between the prices farmers receive and those they pay, as EU ministers discuss support and farming groups demand help.

2 October 2026

Earth News

‘Extraordinary but scary’: Dutch farmers grow rice as climate warms

Dutch cattle farming dries out peatland and releases CO2. Is switching to Japanese rice-growing a solution?

1 October 2026

Food and Drink

Hard cheese: Greece's Naxos Graviera faces production problems

Naxos Graviera, the hard cheese of the Greek Cycladic island was named the world’s best cheese in 2025 by the food guide TasteAtlas, but its makers are now facing increasing production problems.

29 September 2026

Business

Spanish farmers demand urgent aid as war in Iran drives up costs

Asaja, COAG, UPA, Unión de Uniones and the agri-food cooperatives are urging the government for direct aid over soaring farm diesel and fertiliser prices caused by the war in Iran, warning protests will go ahead if no action is taken.

22 September 2026

Earth News

Naxos potatoes: A centuries-old traditional crop is under threat

Historic Naxos potatoes hold protected status, but young people on the island no longer want to be farmers.

21 September 2026

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From horse-drawn ploughs to autonomous tractors at Ireland’s ploughing show

From horse-drawn ploughs to autonomous tractors, Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships brought together the traditions and technologies shaping modern farming, serving as a vital meeting point for the wider European agricultural community.

17 September 2026

Europe News

Heat and drought: Why beer at Oktoberfest could soon be in short supply

No hops, no beer: heat and drought are hitting hop fields in Austria and Germany, as well as spring barley for malt. Is a beer shortage looming? Farmers and brewers are testing irrigation and switching to winter barley.

17 September 2026

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Romanian farmers clash with police in Bucharest over EU livestock ban

Romanian farmers clashed with security forces in Bucharest on Tuesday, 15 September, as an agricultural protest outside the government headquarters descended into disorder.

15 September 2026