Farming: latest news, insights and analysis | ESM Magazine

Auchan Retail Portugal Renews SmartFarmer Marketplace

Auchan Retail Portugal has announced the renewal of the 'SmartFarmer' marketplace, aimed at local producers and focused on the direct marketing of agri-foo...

Mondelēz International Embraces Regenerative Agriculture

Mondelēz International has announced the next chapter of Harmony, its third-party verified European wheat sustainability programme.

Drought Threatens U.S. Wheat Production Despite Acreage Bump

U.S. farmers expanded plantings of winter wheat by 11% from a year ago to an eight-year peak, encouraged by high prices tied to concerns over food supplies...

Lidl Achieves Welsh Language Certification

Lidl has announced it has become the first supermarket to achieve the Cynnig Cymraeg certification from the Welsh Language Commissioner.

Tesco Chairman In 'Parallel Universe' Over Price Rises, Says UK Farmers' Chief

Britain's farming union has accused the chairman of Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket, of living in a "parallel universe" after he said food co...

UN Food Agency Plan On Farming Emissions To Launch By Next Year

The U.N. food agency aims to launch a plan within the year to make the world's food system more sustainable, a senior executive told Reuters on the sidelin...

France Orders Poultry Indoors As Bird Flu Risk Level Raised To 'High'

France has put the country on 'high' alert for bird flu, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease...

Arla To Reward Climate-Conscious Farmers

Dairy group Arla Foods has introduced a sustainability incentive to its farmer owners to help fund and motivate actions required to hit the emission reduct...