Tag: farmers
EU wants to allow genetic engineering in agriculture: Organic farmers are appalled
Corn plants in BASF research in North America Researchers, farmers and agricultural companies should now also be able to enter the biotech business on a large scale in Europe. (Photo:…
EU wants to allow genetic engineering in agriculture: Organic farmers are appalled
Corn plants in BASF research in North America Researchers, farmers and agricultural companies should now also be able to enter the biotech business on a large scale in Europe. (Photo:…
Real estate in France: rural residents are increasingly dissatisfied
Digitally networked with the employer Because they have the opportunity to work from home, many French people have moved to the countryside. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Paris Threats and lawsuits are…
Why the country dwellers are increasingly dissatisfied
Digitally networked with the employer Because they have the opportunity to work from home, many French people have moved to the countryside. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Paris Threats and lawsuits are…
Why the country dwellers are increasingly dissatisfied
Digitally networked with the employer Because they have the opportunity to work from home, many French people have moved to the countryside. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Paris Threats and lawsuits are…
Eastern Europe’s farmers are rebelling against Ukrainian grain imports
Vienna Eastern EU countries have been complaining for months about the consequences that cheap Ukrainian grain is having on their farmers. Now some countries have acted on their own. This…
Who earns higher prices for sausage and salami
Sausage shelf at a discounter Boiled and raw sausages as well as cured products have become significantly more expensive for consumers in 2022. (Photo: imago/Geisser) Dusseldorf Whether salami, boiled ham…
Ukraine: Zelensky fires three regional governors
Volodymyr Zelensky The President fires three territorial governors. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv/ Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy assumes that Russia has little left to do in its war against Ukraine. Arms…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
Front line at Bachmut A Ukrainian paratrooper from the 80th Air Assault Brigade prepares a 2s1 self-propelled howitzer for shelling Russian positions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin/Munich In the fighting in Ukraine,…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
sunflower oil According to the oilseed processing industry in Germany (Ovid), the supply of edible oil has normalized despite the ongoing conflict. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Berlin/Munich A good year after the…
Bayer has to pay millions back to Brazilian farmers
soy cultivation The farmers complain about the seeds. (Photo: IMAGO/CHROMORANGE) Bayer has been ordered by the Supreme Court in Brazil to pay $252 million in royalties to soybean farmers there.…
Bavaria pays part of the insurance premiums for farmers
Munich The increasing threats posed by climate change are leading to new insurance concepts for agriculture, which is particularly affected. Bavaria is the first federal state to decide that the…
Andrea Illy calls for aid funds for coffee farmers
Rome Heavy candlesticks on the tables, the ceiling covered with frescoes, art framed in gold on the walls. The main actors of the evening, to which Andrea Illy invited guests…
How the satellite company ConstellR wants to help farmers
Dusseldorf Max Gulde wants to use satellite data to reduce water consumption in agriculture. Because the actual requirement can hardly be calculated, fields are often irrigated unnecessarily. After years of…
Two months after the opening of Ukrainian ports
Grain in Odessa Transporting grain to the ports is a major challenge for Ukrainian farmers. (Photo: Reuters) Vienna For some it’s a major diplomatic success, for others an economic threat:…
Farmers fear fertilizer shortages and pesticide bans
Dusseldorf The use of pesticides in the EU is to be reduced by half in the next few years – this is what the plans in the Green Deal of…
Ukrainian farmers are eagerly waiting for an agreement with Russia
Grain Will Ukrainian grain soon reach world markets via the Black Sea? (Photo: dpa) Vienna There was a marathon of meetings in Istanbul last week, and now the wheat negotiations…
Ukrainian farmers are eagerly waiting for an agreement with Russia
Ukraine is one of the largest grain exporters in the world In all likelihood, Russia’s war of aggression will not lead to a global hunger crisis. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Agriculture…
Discount prices – farmers under pressure
Strawberries from Germany Food prices are rising rapidly. But strawberries from Germany are sold much cheaper than a year ago. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Consumer sentiment in Germany remains gloomy. That’s…
Grain cultivation: Farmers want to increase production
Grain harvest in Baden-Württemberg Debate about wheat cultivation on ecological priority areas. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The global shortage of wheat, triggered by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, is…