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Merry Christmas! Now, when is payday?

It’s the most expensive — sorry, wonderful! — time of the year, so we decided to do a thorough and i...

8 months ago

Intensive pig farming hogs scarce water in drought-hit Catalonia

BARCELONA — In the region of Osona, to the north of Barcelona, there are seven times as many pigs as people.Hectares of pig farms — long, barrack-like brick buildings with half-closed windows — stretch from the roadside into the distance. Metal cylinders...

6 months ago

New EU rules to curb deforestation add to farmers’ red tape woes

For months, European farmers have been protesting what they see as excessive red tape and environmental restrictions from Brussels. Soon, they’ll have even more forms to fill out. Under new EU rules set to apply from January, European farmers will be requ...

6 months ago

The EU says it wants food security. It really wants exports.

BRUSSELS — Food security: It’s the new slogan dominating European farming. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pinned it at the top of her agricultural agenda, promising European lawmakers that she would ensure it in her second term. Th...

2 months ago

The plan to save European farming

BRUSSELS — Business as usual is no longer an option for European farmers and businesses if climate collapse and economic hardship are to be avoided.That’s the top line of a joint report presented to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on We...

1 month ago