The latest news from the agricultural sector
2025-05-23
Discovery May Flip the Genetic Script on Fungal Threat of Wheat
Researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have discovered a breakthrough in the fight against Fusarium Head Blight, which is a major disease affecting U.S. wheat and other cereal crops. Read more
2025-05-15
Orange You Glad that Researchers Made a “Sweet” Discovery for the Citrus Industry?
ARS scientists made a “sweet” discovery that may be important to solve a major problem within the citrus industry. Read more
2025-04-13
The environmental cost of Portugal’s olive oil boom
Environmentalists have condemned the unchecked spread of monoculture plantations in Alentejo. Read more
2025-04-09
Croatian farmers increasingly concerned by foot-and-mouth disease
Nearby countries such as Austria, Estonia and the Czech Republic have already implemented preventative measures after the disease was detected in Hungary and Slovakia.... Read more
2025-04-09
Estonia and Czech Republic enforce measures to curb foot and mouth
Outbreaks of the disease, which affects primarily affects cattle and other livestock, have been reported in Hungary and Slovakia. Read more
2025-04-08
Cheers! Brussels bets on alcohol-free wine
The European Commission recently presented measures to strengthen the competitiveness of the wine sector and that includes the promotion of alcohol-free wine. Read more
2025-04-03
Why are GMOs still so controversial? | Euronews Tech Talks
What are GMOs and why are they a topic of debate? Researcher and EFSA expert Josep Casacuberta joins Euronews Tech Talks to answer these questions. Read more
2025-04-02
Italy's largest union joins prosecution in migrant worker murder trial
Prosecutors originally considered charging the farm owner with manslaughter, but raised charges to murder with malice, arguing he was aware the actions he took could cause the... Read more
2025-04-01
Will European agriculture convert to new genomic techniques?
The European Union has just taken a step towards deregulating New Genomic Techniques used for the improvement of agricultural plants. The agrichemical sector argues that they... Read more
2025-03-26
Russia's demand for sanctions relief thrusts the EU into the talks
As a condition to restore the Black Sea Initiative, Russia has demanded that Rosselkhozbank be re-connected to SWIFT, which falls under EU jurisdiction. Read more
2025-03-18
The EU looks to reduce its dependence on Russian fertilisers
The European Commission's proposal to impose additional customs duties on Russian fertiliser imports is worrying the EU agricultural sector, as Russia accounts for 25% of... Read more
2025-03-18
Grass-fed beef may not be better for the planet, new study finds
Even in the most optimistic scenarios, new research has found grass-fed beef is no less carbon intensive than industrial alternatives. Read more