Author: Antoon
Commissioner Wojciechowski visits La Palma following the eruption of Cumbre Vieja
Commissioner Wojciechowski visited the island of La Palma yesterday to evaluate the situation and assess the impact on the agricultural sector of the eruption of the…
International farmers’ protest in Brussels cancelled
The planned international farmers’ protest on 13 and 14 December in Brussels has been cancelled. Strict corona measures in several countries make participation impossible for…
European Parliament approves reformed CAP
The European Parliament yesterday approved the agreement on the future Common Agricultural Policy. This will run from 2023 to 2027. No less than 3.5 years…
European Parliament approves Farm to Fork
The European Parliament adopted its own initiative report on the Farm to Fork strategy earlier this week. This strategy forms the basis of the green…
Positive developments in the European grassland equipment market
The European market for grassland equipment, which includes the product categories loaderwagons, mowers, rakes and tedders, showed a significant increase in sales units in the…
UK abattoir sector in dire straits, 120,000 pigs to be slaughtered
The UK abattoir sector is facing a severe shortage of workers, which has led to a large backlog of pigs being slaughtered and processed. The…
First EU Organic Day celebrated
Yesterday, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission celebrated the start of an annual “EU Organic Day”. The three institutions signed a joint declaration…
Case IH returns to European trade shows
In order to reconnect with customers after the Covid-19 pandemic, Case IH is returning to European trade shows. This will be done with the utmost…
The most beautiful mudpool in the Netherlands: organic pig keeping with Boer Bas
Near the Dutch village of Rucphen, we find Bas Antonissen’s farm. A farm that has been in the family since 1950, but almost eight years…
Potato Europe cancelled
Due to the current developments of the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands and the lack of official permission from the Dutch authorities to organise the…