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Summer Storms Significantly Impact Italian Crops: Coldiretti

The summer of 2019 has seen twice as many storms, tornados and hailstorms hit Italy as last year, farming representative group Coldiretti has said. Cold...

Farming And Eating Need To Change To Curb Global Warming: UN

The way the world manages land, produces and eats food has to change to curb global warming or food security, health and biodiversity will be at risk, a UN...

US Plans More Aid For Farmers Amid China Trade Spat

US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has said that President Donald Trump asked him to create a plan to help American farmers cope with the heavy impact o...

Brexit Crisis Tipped For British Asparagus As EU Seasonal Workers Stay Away

Asparagus grown in Britain is feted by chefs as among the world's best, but a seasonal worker shortage threatens the country's asparagus industry. It is...

French Farmers Warm To Macron As He Calls On EU To Keep Budget Big

European Union agriculture is threatened by divisions inside the EU and competition from rival trading blocs, French President Emmanuel Macron said at the...

EU Agrees No-Deal Brexit Compensation For Irish Farmers: Report

The European Commission has agreed to compensate Irish farmers for a collapse in market value in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Irish edition of the Su...

'Unhealthy' Food Production Makes Healthy Eating Impossible, Report Claims

Excessive use of pesticides, antibiotics in livestock farming, and poor management of fertilisers are all significant threats to human health, a new report...

Farm, Food Groups Press US Officials To Push For More EU Access

U.S. farmer, rancher and food and beverage groups have pressed the Trump administration to ensure that any new trade talks with the European Union boost th...