Very useful study looking at the benefits and costs of a range of poultry welfare measures. https://t.co/XEMzwB8Mg4
— Derrick Wilkinson (@DGWilkinson) February 28, 2020
LEAK: EU’s Farm to Fork strategy will be based on five key targets https://t.co/yPcNUu8Ele
— EURACTIV Agri & Food (@eaAgriFood) March 2, 2020
"Dark chocolate, whole-fat dairy, and unprocessed meat, have a relatively high saturated-fat content but show no association with increased cardiovascular risk". Group of nutrition scientists argue current limits on saturated fat no longer justified https://t.co/MHJQRwi3NQ
— Alan Matthews (@xAlan_Matthews) March 2, 2020
While Germany is being sued by the EU Commission for excessive nitrate levels in groundwater, a new study has linked agriculture with groundwater pollution. Berlin is working on tightening its fertilisation regulations.@EURACTIVBerlin reports.https://t.co/42M5swBScG
— EURACTIV Agri & Food (@eaAgriFood) February 28, 2020
Undiplomatic, alarming attack by US Amb to @FAO on FAO's approved Scaling Up Agroecology Program: "an explicit rejection of the very idea of progress – extolling 'peasant' farming & promoting 'the right to subsistence' agriculture." Speech available here:https://t.co/rwaCYdrIGL pic.twitter.com/RvRZ5TvHf8
— Timothy A. Wise (@TimothyAWise) March 2, 2020
So many sustainability trends in a bowl of soup!
🤝 Industry & NGO collaboration
🌿Agrobiodiversity
🌡️ Climate adaption
👨🌾Paying farmers fairly (TBD)https://t.co/GzpPtvalJB— Steve Gillman (@SteGillman) March 2, 2020
Govt has published its negotiating mandate for a US trade deal.
By its own estimates, best case is it boosts GDP, “over the long run” by 0.16% or £3.4bn.
In economic terms that’s really negligible. Yet it would be the biggest FTA available. pic.twitter.com/zIFBq9Jh8y
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) March 2, 2020
Great episode of @BBCFarmingToday on Sat on achieving #netzero in UK agriculture. Highlights the need for gov funding for carbon footprinting of farms – @SusFoodTrust are piloting the idea of a on-farm sustainability assessment as part of the ELM t&ts https://t.co/om91AkqrZ2
— Adele Jones (@AdeleSFT) March 2, 2020
Last November @Terredeliens organised an event with #womenfarmers to talk about their experience in establishing a farm 🏡.
Don't miss these worth reading regional lessons compiled in an inspirational exercise for RURALIZATION future work on gender! 👉https://t.co/8yTwcTvBng pic.twitter.com/i7JOIRBn4f
— Ruralization_H2020 (@Ruralization_EU) March 3, 2020
Access to Land – a European network of grassroots organisations – secures land for agroecological farming. This inspiring and super-informative publication is free to download https://t.co/Wg3BqZ3HOI @Terredeliens @SoilAssociation @ecoruralis pic.twitter.com/gLj7rbyAMb
— john thackara 约翰·萨卡拉 (@johnthackara) March 3, 2020
I am proud to announce the release of The Drawdown Review — a whole new analysis of climate solutions!
The Drawdown Review is available for *free* below. Please check it out and share it widely!#climatesolutions #DrawdownReviewhttps://t.co/NHZmNEj8v6
— Dr. Jonathan Foley (@GlobalEcoGuy) March 3, 2020
This week Environment & Agriculture Committees will discuss #FutureofCAP but a key piece of the puzzle is missing.@EU_Commission has a finalised report on impacts of CAP on biodiversity but it's nowhere to be seen🧐
Inform the debate – release the report!https://t.co/x5f1jGd4ls
— WWF EU (@WWFEU) March 3, 2020
Italy seeks extension of CAP deadlines due to coronavirus https://t.co/sKAbvXtu5Z
— EURACTIV Agri & Food (@eaAgriFood) March 3, 2020
What kind of measures could be financed through #EcoSchemes: points-based, result-oriented, single or multi-objective? Discover more in our guide: https://t.co/Jly8QRJzU1 #CAPreform #Green #Firstpillar #organicfarming #EUGreenDeal @LampkinNic @IEEP_eu @fiblorg pic.twitter.com/X6dGGg6pEi
— IFOAM EU (@IFOAMEU) March 5, 2020
Our highlights report on #SmartVillages provides insights on policy solutions to support the emergence of #Renewable #Energy Communities around 🇪🇺 https://t.co/SiBzw6UoTJ pic.twitter.com/ylIpS6pn6a
— ENRD Contact Point (@ENRD_CP) March 3, 2020
So many of you may not know that Mj & I have been "busy building a micro dairy" Yep, busy beyond belief👷♀️it's been a slow journey but we're almost there @gleannbuifarm 💪 We were left a beautifully rich farm – Rich in biodiversity & stories, not so much on the infrastructure… pic.twitter.com/cVYr8C4m9P
— Sinead Moran (@morsinead) March 5, 2020
The close-to-nature farming practices in County Leitrim produce the lowest climate impact in Ireland. 📉
But being already low-carbon doesn’t mean there’s no room for further improvements. Sustainable farming shall be empowered. 👩🌾💪
Read more 👉 https://t.co/byVi2BEApL pic.twitter.com/B2DmymBJjN
— GEAIreland (@GEAIreland) March 5, 2020