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With roughage included for the first time, the EU Feed Protein Balance Sheet provides comprehensive overview of EU feed supply for 2017/18.

To contribute to the CAP post-2020’s crucial ‘climate action’ objective, Commissioner Hogan proposes to reward farmers that help reducing carbon.

Part of a series of new legislations to align to the Lisbon Treaty, new rules were approved to clarify EU wine making practices.

Part of a joint initiative, the European Commission and the EIB aim to facilitate access to funding for young farmers through a new loan package.

As a first step towards a new framework of state aid rules in agriculture and forestry, a public consultation was launched for feedback from stakeholders.

The “Trees for Kids” scheme would support the planting of trees by school kids, complemented by educational measures on the importance of forests.

The “1 hectare initiative”, announced by Commissioner Hogan, would give the option to reward farmers for the afforestation of 1 hectare of their land.

An online consultation was launched on the recommendations for the sustainable development of African agriculture and rural areas, published in March 2019.