BRUSSELS — Farmers descended on Brussels to press a summit of European Union leaders to do more to help them with taxes, rising costs and cheap imports, throwing eggs at the…
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Murcia’s Farmers Fear for the Future as Spain Cuts Water Supplies From River Tagus
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerSpain’s government has decided to cut water brought from the Tagus River to irrigate crops in the bone-dry southeast of the country. Spain is one of the EU’s biggest fruit…
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Europe Has Lost 4 Out of 10 Farms in 15 Years
by Kane Bellby Kane BellAccording to Eurostat, the number of farms in the European Union has fallen by 37% in 15 years. Mixed crop-livestock farms and those specializing in livestock farming are the most affected…