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Denmark to cull millions of minks as mutated coronavirus spreads

The world's biggest mink fur producer is to cull all of the country's minks after a mutated version of the virus was detected at mink farms and spread to people.

Travel News

Would you taste the world's hottest chilies?

The endorphin rush may be addictive, but this farm in the UK wants to show there is more to chili than just heat.

Earth News

The world's largest insect farm is being built in France

It will raise hundreds of millions of insects to be used as a protein source.

Europe News

EU agriculture reform pits farmers against environmentalists

The EU's Common Agricultural Policy represents the largest slice of the EU budget, and is currently subject to fierce battles between farmers and environmentalists as the bloc seeks to reform its policy. Striking a balance between protecting livelihoods and nature is proving tricky.

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Earth News

A quarter of UK children think penguins and tigers live on farms

Children are becoming more out of touch with how their food is produced.

Earth News

Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops

Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques.

Earth News

The millennial entrepreneurs creating a more sustainable world

Meet the people working on inspiring solutions to challenge global sustainability and environmental issues.

Earth News

Cara Delevingne on how to solve the food crisis with Vandana Shiva

The pair explore the connections between food, climate and health in a live interview to be streamed online.

Earth News

This project is turning CO2 emissions into fish food

Food for the animals we eat is being made using carbon emissions captured from a power station.

Europe News

Explainer: What is the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy?

The EU has long been criticised for the generous subsidies it gives to its farmers. How is the money doled out, and how might the scheme be about to change?

Earth News

Plant-based diets could prevent a future pandemic say doctors

A group of UK doctors has called factory farming a 'ticking time bomb' for global health.

World News

Euroviews. Europe must resist attempts to use coronavirus as a Trojan horse against animal agriculture ǀ View

Farmers are facing attempts to use COVID-19 to influence EU policy and undermine animal agriculture by falsely linking the outbreak with modern farming practices, which are often maligned and poorly understood.

Earth News

What could a post-pandemic food revolution look like?

Now could be the perfect time to get in touch with where our food comes from.

Germany

UK food firm charters plane to fly in Romanians to help with harvest

Coronavirus lockdowns mean food producers are struggling to find the staff to harvest fruit and vegetables.

Ecotech

Scientists discover green biofuel can be made out of tequila

Forget shots on a Friday night, tequila now has a new function. Being used to power cars.

Europe News

EU considers introduction of 'meat tax' to fight climate change

A Dutch NGO is in Brussels today trying to convince lawmakers to increase the price of beef, chicken and pork. It's a proposal that won't be to everybody's taste..

Ireland

Ireland takes action on carbon emissions - and nobody's happy

Ireland takes action on carbon emissions - and nobody's happy

Earth News

Scientists are growing mustard and strawberries to survive on Mars

Scientists in Prague are growing food in Aeroponic conditions to survive the extreme weather on Mars.

Germany

Farmers fail in bid to sue German government over climate change

A lawsuit filed against the German government for its alleged failure to meet climate change targets has been dismissed, say authorities.

Earth News

Veganism could be key to reducing farming's carbon footprint

A new study has identified reduced meat consumption and tree-planting as viable solutions to global warming.