If it goes ahead, the insect-resistant maize would become only the second GM crop to be approved for production in the EU
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters / The European Union is on course to approve cultivation of a new type of genetically modified maize for the first time in more than a decade, according to a draft proposal from the bloc’s executive seen by Reuters. The proposal was drawn up after Europe’s second-highest court in October blamed the European Commission […] Read moreRoyal treatment The Queen is among the wealthiest landowners who will see deep cuts to their farm subsidies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe’s wealthiest landowners, including Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Spain’s Duchess of Alba, will see deep cuts to their future farm subsidies under proposals from members of the European Parliament Jan. 23. Annual payments to the top recipients of agricultural subsidies should be capped at 300,000 euros from 2014, the European Parliament’s influential agriculture committee said. […] Read more
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