Farming 

Thursday, 4 September 2008 

What is good for some, is bad for others

Why bring in new pesticides rules when the old have yet to be assessed?

Thursday, 4 September 2008

Commission study finds no harm from GM food

Report set to counter positions of those who commissioned it.

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Farming 

Wednesday, 3 September 2008 

MEPs move to block cloned food

European Parliament raises concerns about animal welfare, diseases, diversity and the ethics of animal cloning.

Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Organic food label 'should be' compulsory

European Parliament backs the replacement of current, ‘confusing' voluntary logo with a new and mandatory label by mid-2010.

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Farming

New pesticide rules criticised

Critics argue that the EU used the lowest common denominator and is putting children's health at risk.

Monday, 1 September 2008

Friday, 8 August 2008

Bulgaria to make farm payments at own risk

Bulgaria plans to continue mothballed EU programme for farmers even though the EU is offering no guarantee of reimbursement.

Thursday, 7 August 2008

EU expects bigger harvest this year

Milder weather and increase in farm land should help this year's harvest increase by 16%.

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Farming

Agriculture – in sickness and in health: Michl Ebner MEP

One of the main challenges of the CAP health-check is to recognise the contribution to EU agriculture of hill and mountain farming.

Thursday, 31 July 2008

Thursday, 31 July 2008

Agriculture – in sickness and in health: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos MEP

Aid should be maintained to small farmers, who represent nearly a third of all European farmers

Thursday, 31 July 2008

The heat is on agriculture

Drier weather is turning minds to water management and quality.

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