AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHeat & drought hit European farming: France expects one of its worst wine harvests in 30 years, with production forecast at 33.9m hectolitres after summer drought and heatwaves scorched vines and cut yields; Champagne and Burgundy-Beaujolais are also set for sharp drops. CAP & young farmers: Ireland’s IFA president Francie Gorman argues CAP young-farmer support should favour lump sums over per-hectare top-ups, warning that area payments can inflate land prices instead of helping new entrants invest. Farm resilience under extreme weather: A UK farm management pocketbook update says profits were strong in 2025, but chronic pressures are mounting—especially weather extremes, higher fertilizer, labour and energy costs. Wildfires worsen air quality: The UN’s WMO warns that heatwaves and wildfires are undermining air-quality gains as smoke boosts harmful PM2.5 exposure, with health impacts rising even where industrial emissions have fallen. EU policy logistics: EU agriculture ministers meet in Dublin with traffic and drone restrictions in place around the venue. Conservation with an agriculture link: Turtle doves have been released in Hampshire’s South Downs as part of urgent efforts to restore habitats for a species in steep decline.
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