Crop Industry News: European Union
29 October 2012
Agriculture Industry Unites Behind Technology RoadmapUK - Two years on from the Foresight Report into the Future of Food and Farming, four national organisations are working together to shape the science that will deliver food for future generations. ...
25 October 2012
EU Approves Maize which Opens Doors to US DDGSUS - The US Grains Council is pleased to learn of the official approval of the Syngenta corn variety MIR 162 Agrisure Vipterra in the European Union, opening the way for exports of US corn co-products,...
CAP Reform Agreement Possible by End of YearEU - The Agriculture and Fisheries Council has said that an agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is possible by the end of the year....
24 October 2012
EU Agricultural Reform - What is Going on?EU - A year after the Commission published proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), negotiations continue among the European decision-makers, reports the UK's National Farmers'...
23 October 2012
EFSA Provides Séralini et al with Data on GM Maize NK603EU - Following a written request by Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini, EFSA has today given the researcher access to all available data relating to the Authority’s evaluation of genetically modified...
EC Reviews Measures on Imports from Japan EU - Experts meeting in the European Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) endorsed a Commission proposal to revise rules on import conditions of food...
22 October 2012
EU Biofuels U-turn ‘Ill-Conceived'EU - The NFU is calling for joined-up policies that support the production of both food and renewable fuel, after European Commission proposals emerged which would change the key targets underpinning...
19 October 2012
EU Biofuels Policy set to Decimate Biofuels IndustryEU - The EU farmers and biofuels industries remains steadfastly opposed to the European Commission’s proposal to limit biofuels made from certain arable crops and to add indirect land use...
18 October 2012
EU and Malawi Work Together to Improve Agricultural ProductionEU & MALAWI - EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and the President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, have signed two agreements, which will help Malawi to reach the Millennium Development...
17 October 2012
EU Has Duty to Increase Production Says NFUEU - The European Union has a moral duty to realise its production potential after a series of poor harvests across the world have left food prices high and volatile impacting the poorest people...
Future, Food, Farmers Campaign Launched on World Food Day 2012EU - The European Council of Young Farmers, CEJA, chose World Food Day yesterday, to mark the official launch of its campaign “Future…Food…Farmers”. This campaign calls for generational...
Biofuels Emission: Proposals Can’t Ignore ScienceEU - The European Commission will today publish legislative proposals on indirect land-use change (ILUC), which occurs when biofuels are grown on agricultural or pasture land, displacing food...
16 October 2012
Pressure Stepped Up Against EU Crop-Based Biofuels plansEU - Copa-Cogeca, together with key EU biofuel industry organisations, stepped up pressure against the EU Commission plans to impose iluc factors and a five per cent limit on the use of crop-based biofuels,...
15 October 2012
EU Feed Federation to Contribute on Energy Directive RevisionEU - On request of the EU feed and food chain partners as well as the competent Commission services, FEFAC has published its preliminary public opinion on the announced amendment of the Biofuels...
11 October 2012
Copa-Cogeca Warn Against New EU Biofuel PlansEU - In a letter sent to the EU Commission, Copa-Cogeca attacked EU Commission plans to impose iluc factors and a five per cent limit on the use of crop-based biofuels, warning the U-turn is...
08 October 2012
EU Farm Leaders Call for Strong, Market Orientated Farm PolicyEU - In a major declaration adopted at their 2012 Congress, European farm leaders called on EU heads of state, governments, the EU Commission and Parliament to ensure that there is a strong,...
05 October 2012
EFSA Publishes Review on GM Maize, Herbicide StudyEU - The European Food Safety Authority has concluded that a recent paper raising concerns about the potential toxicity of genetically modified (GM) maize NK603 and of a herbicide containing...
Improving Sustainable AgricultureEU - European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs and the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze, have signed a Memorandum of...
01 October 2012
Copa-Cogeca Releases Final EU-27 Cereal Estimates, Production DropsEU - Copa-Cogeca released final EU-27 cereals estimates for the 2012/13 marketing year last week, claiming EU production is expected to drop by 2.2 per cent, highlighting the need to maintain...
28 September 2012
EFSA to Deliver Review on GM Maize, Herbicide StudyEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will next week deliver its preliminary review of a new study which states concerns over the potential toxicity of a herbicide containing glyphosate...
Increasing Transparency of Farm SubsidiesEU - The Commission has adopted a proposal designed to apply new rules with regard to the publication of information on the beneficiaries of European agricultural funds. This legislative review...
26 September 2012
EuroTier: Unique Programme for Animal HusbandryEU - This year over 2,300 exhibitors from 51 countries will be represented at the Exhibition Grounds in Hanover for EuroTier 2012....
Significant Progress on Ag Policy MadeEU - “I believe that we are moving in the right direction,” stated Cyprus’ Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Sofoclis Aletraris, at the end of the first day of...
Measures to Manage Markets Must be Stepped UpEU - Copa-Cogeca has called on EU Farm Ministers to step up EU measures to manage the market under the future Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), in order to ensure a balanced market situation for...
24 September 2012
EFSA Consults over Pesticides and BeesEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft Guidance on the Risk Assessment of Plant Protection Products on Bees (including Apis mellifera, Bombus...
21 September 2012
Young Farmers Ask for Financial Support under Farm SubsidiesEU - Addressing Members of the European Parliament during a lunch co-organised by MEP Elisabeth Köstinger and CEJA on 18 September 2012 in Brussels, CEJA President Joris Baecke called on MEPs...
Council Looks to Reform Agriculture and Fisheries PoliciesEU - The Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reform and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform will be the focal points of the two day meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, which will...
20 September 2012
Sugar Quotas Dominate EU Farm Subsidy TalksEU - Quotas for sugar beet producers must be prolonged to allow beet producers time to adapt to new market realities, and EU farm spending should be frozen in real terms for 2014-2020, said many...
14 September 2012
Market Backdrop Drives EU Flour Milling towards Tipping PointEU - The European flour market is fragmented both in terms of participants and regions, resulting in increasing internal competition and a struggle for survival, according to Rabobank....
Rising Raw Material Costs Threaten ProductionEU - FEFAC, the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation has stressed the need for consumers to pay higher end product costs to reflect the dramatic increases in vegetable proteins and energy...
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