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The European Commission officially adopted a regulation which grants a partial exemption for European farmers from the conditionality rule on land lying fallow. This follows the Commission's proposal presented...

The EU is an example of investment in soil research, overall soil health and sustainable soil management, a JRC review of 40 years of EU-funded soil research shows. Find...

The European Commission launched today an open public consultation on the evaluation of the Nitrates Directive. Interested parties such as farmers, industries, NGOs, citizens, public administrations, water...

Opening Remarks by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the European Plenary Debate - Sustainable use of Plant Protection Products

This study explores participatory fire-management strategies, including landscape values from experts and local people, to strengthen wildfire-prone regions by creating resilient landscapes that protect ecological and social...

The researchers found that cropland treated with organic fertiliser, and which included perennial ley (legumes and grasses for feed or fallow) in the crop rotation, had more soil-dwelling creatures...

Birds as environmental indicators: raptor species a good proxy for agricultural bird diversity

Today, the Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming. A...