AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate Resilience: Britain is setting up a flood-and-drought taskforce after a parched summer, with farming and water groups among more than 50 organisations preparing for extreme weather and winter flood risks. CAP Funding: Ireland’s proposed 8% cut to the EU’s 2028–34 budget has drawn criticism from farm groups, who warn that continued reductions could weaken the Common Agricultural Policy as subsidies already make up their lowest share of farm incomes in 25 years. Farm Rules: The EU has adopted simpler emissions rules for pig and poultry farms, easing compliance requirements. Farm Costs and Disease: French transport workers staged a go-slow protest over diesel prices, while bird flu has returned to the UK, prompting warnings to poultry keepers. Sustainable Production: An Italian rice farmer is restoring wetlands and planting native trees while growing heritage varieties with fewer inputs, combining biodiversity gains with food production.
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