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…
CEJA elects a new Board for 2021-2023
Delegates of CEJA met yesterday during the General Assembly which took place online. During this General Assembly, the budget 2021-2022 was approved and a new…
Farmers of Europe Magazine 2021-001
When we launched Farmers of Europe last year, we never thought that the Covid-19 crisis would have such an impact on our project! Appointments were…
SIMA Innovation Awards – The Winners of 2021
SIMA, the international agricultural fair in Paris, has been postponed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fair will eventually go on from November…
No-till increases yield
In a comparative test between No-till and conventionally sown wheat, it was found that in dry conditions there was an increased yield when the soil…
Agritechnica postponed to 2022
The DLG has decided to postpone Agritechnica to early 2022 due to the ongoing problems caused by the covid crisis. The organiser announced the decision…
EU approves 3 Protected Geographical Indications
The European Commission has approved the application for inclusion of three products from Hungaria and Croatia respectively in the Register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI):…