2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (269+ words) Euronews.com Video. Farmers know 'cash is limited', says EU agriculture chief The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, tells Euronews this has been “a very challenging summer” for farmers, with many “losing their harvests” due to extreme climate conditions....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (860+ words) Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how small the seed head is compared with what's normal. After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (522+ words) For two years, farmers’ anger has been spilling over into protests across Europe, amid frustration over high operational costs, stringent green rules, and new European Union trade deals that farmers say put their livelihoods at risk. Now, the challenges they…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (794+ words) Without long-term solutions to secure fertiliser supplies, the European Union will see food scarcity, the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen, has told Euronews. His comments come as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has sent fertiliser…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (845+ words) Faced with skyrocketing costs, supply shortages and extreme weather, Europe’s farmers are in crisis. With a hot summer looming, fuelled by human-caused climate change, drought is likely to take grip on the continent, further threatening food supplies and livelihoods. New…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (410+ words) Smart irrigation systems make it possible to monitor crops in real time and give each plant precisely the water it needs. Soil sensors, drone or satellite imagery, drip or underground irrigation — precision farming and updated irrigation techniques can allow farmers…...