Farming

French Farms Get Bigger But Still Smaller Than American Rivals, Census Showed

French farms have got bigger on average over the past decade but they are still far smaller than agricultural businesses in Canada and the United States.

On The Path To Net Zero – The Challenges Our Food Chain Is Facing

Recent events have shown how fragile our global food system is, writes Fotis Fotiadis, CEO and co-founder, Better Origin. Our food chain has many ineffi...

Südzucker Tests Crop Protection Solution

Südzucker AG, in association with Amazone and FarmDroid, is testing a solution for the precise application of crop protection agents in sugar bee...

Tyson Foods To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions By 2050

Tyson Foods set a goal on Wednesday to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions globally by 2050, after missing a deadline to improve US farming practices a...

Swiss To Vote On Artificial Pesticide Ban

Switzerland could become the first European country to ban artificial pesticides, in a 13 June referendum that backers of the initiative hope will trigger...

Coronavirus Spurs High-Tech Greenhouse Boom In China

At Chongming Island just outside Shanghai, China's most populous city, workers collect and pack tomatoes and cucumbers at a glass greenhouse operated by Du...

EU Begins Talks To Finalise Farm Policy Overhaul

EU negotiators began two days of talks on Tuesday on a plan designed to make the bloc's huge farming subsidies greener and fairer, although campa...

European Farm To Fork Strategy Still 'Raises Too Many Questions', Say Groups

Close to 30 representative groups from the European farming and agri-food sectors have signed a joint declaration to mark the first anniversary of the Euro...