Farming

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...

Waitrose & Partners Teams Up With 'Farmbots' To Boost Efficiency

Waitrose & Partners' parent company The John Lewis Partnership has announced a three-year trial with the Small Robot Company, which will see the co...

EU Farmers Start Maize Harvest After Torrid Summer

Harvesting of grain maize is getting off to an early start in the European Union and analysts expect severe summer heat and drought to have hurt yields in...

Britain Outlines Post-Brexit Farm Policy In Agriculture Bill

Britain has introduced legislation relating to agricultural policy after it leaves the European Union that will link support for farmers to the provision o...

Pladis UK & Ireland To Expand Its ‘Back to Farm’ Scheme

Snacking company Pladis UK & Ireland has announced that it plans to extend its 'Back to Farm' scheme to a new group of wheat growers in the so...

FrieslandCampina's Solar Programme Extends To More Farms

An ambitious project by dairy giant FrieslandCampina to encourage dairy farmers to install solar panels on their roofs has been extended. In a statement...

Crop Damage Mounts For EU Farmers After Torrid Summer

European farmers are counting the cost of a summer heatwave that has shrunk cereal harvests and shrivelled pastures, leaving some farms struggling to survi...

Romanian Food Imports Reach €3.3 Billion In First Half Of 2018

Romania imported €3.3 billion worth of food in the first half of 2018, which is twice as much as in the same period in 2008, according to the Institut...