Reading Time: 2 minutes Environmental groups and residents are suing the Spanish state and the region of Galicia in a landmark case over alleged decades-long mismanagement of pollution caused by intensive pig farming, activist charity ClientEarth said on Wednesday.
Raising a stink: Spaniards sue state over pig farm pollution
CropLife Canada calls for halt to Pest Management Regulatory Agency changes, cites tariffs
The threat of U.S. tariffs means Canada should be doing all it can to keep farmers competitive, CropLife Canada says
Reading Time: 2 minutes CropLife Canada says U.S. tariffs would be bad enough, agriculture doesn't need the added hit from changes to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
Brazil farmer lobby asks to lift soybean ban from deforested Amazon rainforest
Reading Time: 2 minutes A farmers' lobby in Brazil is seeking to end a two-decade-long agreement that forbids grain traders from buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, claiming the deal has created an uneven playing field.
Soy traders push to weaken ban on buying from deforested Amazon
Reading Time: 2 minutes Multinational grains traders operating in Brazil are seeking to weaken an agreement that forbids buying soybeans from farms on deforested land in the Amazon rainforest, environmental advocates involved in the discussions said on Wednesday
Brazil farmers, government slam Danone for cutting out Brazilian soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brazilian soybean producers on Tuesday said there is good reason for products of Danone to be boycotted after the French dairy giant said it would stop sourcing soy from Brazil, while the Brazilian government criticized "unreasonable" moves by European companies.
Brazil fines meat packers $64 million for buying cattle from deforested Amazon land
Reading Time: < 1 minute Brazil's environmental protection agency IBAMA has imposed 365 million reais (C$88.9 million) in fines on cattle ranches and meat packers, including the world's largest JBS SA, for raising or buying cattle on illegally deforested land in the Amazon.
EU deforestation law delay brings losses to most vigilant companies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union's anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said.
EU proposes to delay landmark anti-deforestation law by 12 months
Law would ban the import of commodities linked to deforestation
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Commission said on Wednesday it would propose to delay implementation of its flagship law banning the import of commodities linked to deforestation by a year, following calls from industries and governments around the world.
EU allows member states to boost farmer payments after protests
Reading Time: < 1 minute European Union member states can increase the funds they pay to farmers, the European Commission said on Friday, after protests by farmers earlier in the year forced policymakers to scale back climate rules.
Australian farmers protest animal, environment policies they say harm them
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Tuesday against government farming policies they said were influenced by environmental and animal welfare activists and which were harming their livelihoods.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
