The impact of the current drought and heatwaves on farmers should prompt the EU institutions to reconsider the proposed 5% reduction in the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget, a Vice President of the European Parliament has declared.

Two environmental organisations warn that the current droughts and heatwaves will become “the new normal” if public authorities continue to focus on direct subsidies for farmers instead of supporting more climate-friendly farming practices.

One of the few things that can be guaranteed about any proposal for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy is that it will attract a wide spectrum of reactions from stakeholders. 

Japan’s beef and pork purchases are expected to increase both this year and next against a backdrop of flat local production and rising consumer demand.

Removing EU import duties and quotas for agricultural products would create millions of jobs in Africa and thereby help to stem migration flows, according to Germany’s Development Minister Gerd Müller.

A ruling by a US court that found Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkiller caused a school groundsman’s cancer has triggered the German government and retailers in the UK to consider action to restrict the controversial active substance.

The European Commission has adopted new rules that will seek to prevent poultry flocks being infected with avian influenza by migratory wild birds.

Two environmental organisations warn that the current droughts and heatwaves will become “the new normal” if public authorities continue to focus on direct subsidies for farmers instead of supporting more climate-friendly farming practices.

The impact of the current drought and heatwaves on farmers should prompt the EU institutions to reconsider the proposed 5% reduction in the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget, a Vice President of the European Parliament has declared.

Favourable prospects for maize in southern Europe are expected to offset the damage caused by hot and dry weather further north. But reduced cereal harvests will still leave the region reliant on record imports of maize to feed its livestock, analysts have outlined.

A ruling by a US court that found Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkiller caused a school groundsman’s cancer has triggered the German government and retailers in the UK to consider action to restrict the controversial active substance.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned yesterday (July 5), after proving unable to stem a flood of ethics allegations which have dogged his tenure at the agency.

This week will see national leaders gather in Brussels to take stock of the progress made in the Brexit negotiations and agree on the next steps forward, while Environment MEPs are set to assess member states’ measures to protect water sources from agricultural nitrate pollution.

The food and beverage sector along with oil and gas, mining, and transportation rank highest in terms exposure to the risk of consumption and waste of natural resources, according to a new report by insurer Allianz.

One of the few things that can be guaranteed about any proposal for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy is that it will attract a wide spectrum of reactions from stakeholders. 

The EU is not the only major economic power which is currently in the process of overhauling its agricultural support policy. In the United States too, a major policy review is under way (as of July 2018) which will lead ultimately to a new Farm Bill being approved for the next five years.

A major British farming union has urged the UK government to prioritise food security in the Brexit negotiations, as it warns that food supplies will only last seven months if the country is unable to import EU products next year.