Sweden allows hunters to shoot dozens of wolves
In Sweden, the hunt opened this week for 75 of the country's approximately 460 wolves. Nature organizations speak of the...
New Brazilian president wants to amend Mercosur treaty
The new Brazilian president Lula da Silva has clear plans for the country's agricultural policy. For example, he announced that farmers…
Spain abolishes VAT on basic food and raises pensions and wages
Spain will abolish the 4 percent VAT on basic food products in the coming six months, and lower the VAT on cooking oil and pasta from...
Extra EU subsidy for approval of green plant protection products
The European Commission will soon provide a subsidy for the EU countries to appoint extra inspectors for the admission of new environmentally friendly...
Adema comes with extra millions for switching to organic farming
In anticipation of the Agricultural Agreement that Minister Piet Adema wants to draw up next year, he has already allocated 26 million...
Dutch economy from agriculture to high-tech jobs within ten years
Dutch economic growth has "hit a wall" due to the nitrogen crisis and lack of space, says Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag. The Dutch...
The Netherlands does not want to lower the protected status of the wolves
The Netherlands will not support proposals to lower the protected status of the wolf into a category in the international Bern Convention...
European Commission introduces first rules for carbon agriculture
Climate Commissioner Frans Timmermans has presented the first EU rules for organizing a business and revenue model for carbon agriculture. With this so-called certification...
Spanish dairy cows are worth more as meat than for milk production
It is currently more profitable for Spanish dairy farmers to sell their livestock for meat than it is to sell their livestock as meat, with the skyrocketing costs involved.
Book value of farmland in the United States continues to grow
The average value of US farmland is up about 14% this year, although higher commodity prices and higher inflation...
