November 2025 - Agricultural and Rural Convention

Podcast | Fields of Power, Episode 1: Of Farms & Fortune

November 24, 2025 Péter József Bori

“Fields of Power” is a serial podcast that tells the story of how control over land in Hungary became a crucial terrain for consolidating Prime Minister Orbán’s regime’s authoritarian grip on power. At the heart of “Fields of Power” is a central question: how does land ownership shape democracy? Or even more urgently: how does the loss of land ownership by farmers help fuel the rise of illiberal, right-wing and authoritarian politics? Here is “Of Farms & Fortune”, the first in a four-part series created by Ian M. Cook, Péter József Bori and Noémi Gonda. […]

Serbia | When Young People and Farmers are Guardians of Soil Health

November 21, 2025 Ladislav Luc

While the impact of the EU’s new Soil Monitoring Law remains to be seen, in Europe’s territories local communities are working on the ground to protect the soil. Ladislav Luc reports from Serbia on a citizen science project that offers an intriguing entry point for farmers and young people to learn about the importance of soil health. […]

Whats Seeds for Tomorrow? A Podcast Mini-Series by Seeds4All and Seed Carriers

November 20, 2025 Adèle Pautrat

The Seeds4All project has long been working to understand how the EU regulatory framework on seeds and cultivated biodiversity impacts the daily reality of agroecological seed and food operators. Europe is now at a decisive turning point. The rules that govern our seeds are being rewritten as we speak, with powerful forces seeking to tighten their grip on seed and food production. Efforts must be accelerated to amplify what the European agroecological seed movement is bringing to the future of our food, and how it should be urgently supported by both EU and local decision makers. With that purpose in mind, Seeds4All joined forces with SEED CARRIERS to produce the mini audio series WHAT SEEDS FOR TOMORROW? […]

GMO-Free Seed Production Under Threat! Consequences of NGT deregulation on the ground

November 19, 2025 ARC

Without GMO-free seeds, a GMO-free agricultural and food industry is not possible. Yet there has been little discussion of the potential impact on GMO-free seed production of the European Commission’s planned deregulation of new genomic techniques (NGTs). Op-ed by Eva Gelinsky and Lena Hüttmann of IG Saatgut. […]

European Days of Action 2025 – United for Food Justice

November 13, 2025 ARC

550 voices, 28 countries, one demand: Food Justice. The European Days of Action, this year in its eighth edition, put a spotlight on the need to shift power away from corporations and towards people, so everyone can access healthy, affordable, culturally appropriate food, grown in ways that protect farmers, workers, and the planet. Photo story by Pauline Naterstad and Lina Hartwig of Good Food Good Farming. […]

EU Budget: From Green Deal to Raw Deal for the Environment

November 11, 2025 Natasha Foote

Brussels is still sifting through the wreckage of the budget bombshell the European Commission dropped in July. As the dust settles, one question looms large: who wins, and who’s left behind? In this ARC2020 mini-series, we unpack the ripple effects — and collateral damage — of the EU’s radical budget proposal, this time diving into the potential environmental impact. […]

Letter From The Farm | Acorn, The Permitted Fruit

November 10, 2025 Freixo do Meio Users Cooperative

Today is World Acorn Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a love letter to acorns, an unsung superfood! We are back on the Montado do Freixo do Meio in Portugal, where the rich traditions of acorn eating are nourishing food sovereignty at local scale. Letter by Alfredo Sendim and Ana Vasconcelos. […]

“A Joyful Revolution” – Voices from the Agroecology Europe Forum 2025

November 7, 2025 Robin Llewellyn

Europe’s food and farming sectors may be under strain from policies obsessed with a (biased) competitiveness, but a growing movement is pushing back. The Agroecology Europe Forum held in Malmö, Sweden on 2-4 October 2025, showcased the strength of agroecology as both resistance and science, advancing resilience, decolonialism, and justice across rural landscapes. Robin Llewellyn of Agroecology Europe has more. […]

EU’s New Budget Plan Stuck in the Mud After Parliament Refuses to Plough Ahead

November 3, 2025 Natasha Foote

In a rare show of unity across political groups, the European Parliament has pushed back hard against the European Commission’s proposed blueprint for post-2027 EU funding structure, demanding a complete rethink of its plans to merge budget lines and pass power into the hands of member states. Natasha Foote reports. […]

Passing the Pitchfork – Inside the EU’s new plan to get young farmers in our fields

November 3, 2025 Ashley Parsons

The EU’s strategy for generational renewal, presented on Tuesday 21 October, lays out ambitious plans to double the share of young farmers in Europe by 2040. Here’s what it promises, what’s missing, and what civil society actors are saying. By Ashley Parsons, Louise Kelleher and Natasha Foote. […]