The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Tractors overran police checkpoints to reach city centre in pre-dawn protest organised by Coordination Rurale union

Farmers in Greece have escalated nationwide protests by launching a 48-hour blockade of major highways and toll stations

France officially banned food imports containing traces of five pesticides that are already banned in the EU. The government announced the ban on Wednesday. The move aims to reduce farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American countries.

The EU has offered a carrot to farmers angered at a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, promising to unlock funds for the sector as EU agriculture ministers are due to gather in Brussels Wednesday for an extraordinary meeting to try to get the accord over the line.

Officials are concerned the seeds, if opened or planted, could introduce harmful invasive species, agricultural pests, or plant diseases to the region

Democrats and ‘make America healthy again’ movement pushed back on the rider in a funding bill led by Bayer

Spain is working to identify and contain its first outbreak of the deadly virus in thirty years

The French government has said it is tightening checks on around a dozen food ⁠imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from countries with looser regulations.

Tebay, Cumbria: Small farms like ours contribute to society, but we need help to survive. A huge cloud has lifted over our future