MEPs Mean Business on Live Exports
The European Parliament last week called on member states to step up enforcement of existing rules on protecting livestock during transport. MEPs are urging member states to ramp up spot checks, use...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from EU Agriculture by 81%
Business as usual in agriculture will see no more than a 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – but there are other approaches. The most ambitious of these could see up to an 81% reduction...
View Article20 Essential Earth Day Reads from ARC2020
Its Earth Day Monday 22nd and to celebrate we've selected our twenty favourite, most appropriate, most thought-provoking and compelling reads to get in the mood. From rewilding to climate change,...
View ArticleIreland | Beef Farmers Get Organised
In Ireland an increasing number of beef farmers, traditionally not organised into producer groups or coops, have started to get organised. Through the emergence of a beef plan, which puts them at odds...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Making UK Ruminant Production Sustainable
Ruminant livestock farmers have the unique potential to manage the British countryside to deliver a number of public goods, alongside profitably producing environmentally-sustainable premium-quality...
View ArticleBrussels | Farmers, Environmentalists tackle EU-Mercosur Deal
Several organisation representing farmers and environmentalists came together in Brussels to protest against the Mercosur trade deal yesterday. Responding to a call from the Belgian farmers group...
View ArticleIreland | Beef Plan Movement Steps up Protest
On Wednesday the 10th of July an estimated 2,500 farmers took to the streets of Dublin to protest against the proposed Mercosur deal. The protest was organised by Beef Plan, a voluntary not for profit...
View ArticleOrganic Livestock Farming is for the Birds!
Organic livestock farming is the only CAP supported agri-environmental (AES) measure that has been shown to correlate with higher bird numbers.This finding comes from newly published research on birds...
View ArticleIPCC | Climate Chaos and Land Use: Is Livestock a Liability?
Is livestock a liability in the climate game? Not if it’s done right, says the IPCC. In its Special Report on Climate Change and Land Use that came out over the summer, the IPCC weighs up the solutions...
View ArticleWhat is Grass Fed Beef all About?
What is grass fed beef all about? How does it compare to certified organic beef? And what's emerging to give the consumer the best of both worlds? Peter Dunne unpacks the issues. [...] The post What is...
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