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Argentina's President Javier Milei (L) greets Paraguay's President Santiago Pena during the LXV Mercosur Summit in Montevideo on 6 December 2024. Mercosur and the European Union have concluded "negotiations for a free trade agreement", European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced in Montevideo. Photo: ANP
09-12 | News

EU Mercosur agreement: a step back for Europe’s agriculture?

Kipster, launched in 2017, has become a bright beacon for sustainable future-proof agriculture. Photo: Bert Jansen
24-10 | News

Climate-neutral eggs now on sale in Belgium

Birthe Steenberg, AVEC’s Secretary General: “Our [poultry] sector operates under the highest standards of animal welfare, biosecurity and sustainability in the world. Photo: Canva
02-10 | News

Greater protection needed for EU poultry sector

Compassion in World Farming says the government should lead by example by banning all caged production and supporting the industry in its transition to cage-free systems. Photo: Canva
23-09 | News

Legislators urged to support transition to cage-free UK and Europe

According to the Dutch compound feed company director, Marcel Roordink, the CSRD legislation will have a global impact. Photos: Dick van Doorn
27-06 | Article

Global impact of EU sustainability legislation for the poultry sector and beyond

MHP wants to build 200 sheds housing 8 million chickens. Photo: Canva
07-06 | News

French worried over Ukrainian giga-poultry farms in Croatia

Poultry imports from Ukraine to the EU reached nearly 250,000 tonnes in 2023, whilst before the trade liberalisation, it stood at only 90,000 tonnes. Photo: Canva
07-02 | News

More EU countries demand restrictions on Ukrainian poultry imports

In the first months of 2022, Italy confronted 23 epidemics of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5). Photo: Canva
31-01 | News

Italy: €46.7m in AI support from EU for poultry farmers

Bernhard Krüsken, the secretary general of the German farmers union Deutschen Bauernverbandes, says that lowering the threshold will hit agricultural family businesses in the poultry sector hard. Photo: Canva
08-01 | News

New EU emission rules a headache for European poultry farmers

In 2020, Poland was a net exporter of day-old chicks, while now it has to import them from other European countries to meet the growing demand. Photo: Canva
03-01 | News

Poland’s position as European poultry powerhouse strengthened