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Skyrocketing fertiliser prices sends farmers production costs soaring

The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the cost of fertiliser in the EU.

Earth News

Ukraine war could delay EU sustainable farming plans

400 experts said the EU should be encouraging plant-based diets as a way to avoid food shortages.

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A wool parade on the Champs-Elysées

"For us today, in 2022, it's quite exceptional, and a great honour also to represent this trade," says a shepherdess during the transhumance of 2,022 ewes and 350 dancers from Béarn on the Champs-Elysées, in Paris, to close the 2022 edition of the Paris International Agricultural Show.

Earth News

The big problem with biofuels no one is talking about

‘Fake solution’: Why crop biofuels are not the climate-friendly fossil fuels alternative we took them to be

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Earth News

Is this renewable biofuel worse for the climate than petrol?

President Joe Biden is reviewing policies on biofuels as part of a broader effort to decarbonise the US economy by 2050.

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Greek farmers protest rising energy costs

Farmers in central Greece on Sunday blocked a highway with tractors and poured cans of milk on the ground to protest against rising energy costs.

Earth News

Euroviews. The fate of our planet 'hinges on soil', scientist reveals

Why is preserving soil so important in the fight against climate change?

Ecotech

China's meat-free five year plan is set to be 'game changing'

Grown in a lab, this alternative source of protein could be more appealing to Chinese consumers than plant-based options.

World News

Euroviews. New EU rules will help farmers prevent costly disease outbreaks | View

New legislation coming into force next Friday will help European livestock farmers stay ahead of the game and help with future outbreaks, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe executive director Nancy De Briyne explains.

Nature

This BAFTA-winning film about setting cows free will move you to tears

Alex Lockwood's masterpiece on the dark reality of beef farming deserves to be watched.

Ecotech

Scientists are split over new pea study that electrified crops

A renewable energy device has been used to boost plant production for the first time. But how does electroculture really work?

Climate

A minister urged Spain to eat less meat - here’s how people reacted

A government minister's comments that Spaniards should cut down on beef have sparked a furious backlash.

Tech News

Could making protein from 'thin air' be the food of the future?

The technology could have far-reaching benefits for the future of our species both on Earth and in outer space.

Nature

Human expansion pushes howler monkeys toward deadly power lines

The NGO Save Monkeys fears it will soon be reporting at least one death a day, and that howler monkeys will die out as a result.

Focus

Planting for the future: Morocco lays the seeds for Africa's agricultural revolution

In partnership with OCP Group

In an era of climate change, what might tomorrow's agriculture in Africa look like? Focus heads to Morocco to find out.

Nature

Bumblebees are dying - but could solar parks save them?

Turning solar farms into meadows could quadruple bumblebee numbers - spreading their pollinator services far and wide.

World News

Euroviews. Sustainable European livestock means a balance of trade-offs |View

The EU's agriculture policies are transforming the continent's livestock sector. But trade-offs must be carefully managed to prevent disaster, writes Didier Delmotte, president of the European Federation for Animal Health and Sanitary Security.

Denmark

Denmark's PM grilled over move to cull country's mink population

The Danish government initially ordered the animals to be slaughtered despite having no legal right to do so.

Earth News

Euroviews. How regenerative agriculture could 'totally transform' fashion

For World Soil Day, Arizona Muse takes us through the surprising power of the ground beneath our feet.

Economy

EU agriculture reforms clear final hurdle, but doubts still remain

On Thursday the European Council rubberstamped the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms legislation, which will come into force on January 1, 2023.