Agrifood: archives 2025

Filter by domain

Filter by year

Filter by month

EU / Food & feed Safety Omnibus: "We finally obtained a legal definition of biocontrol" (IBMA)

"There is finally legal clarity on what biocontrol means at EU level. This will speed up the approval process. It also improves access across Member States: the introduction of tacit agreement for mutual recognition after authorisations have expired really improves farmers' access to the same…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, Public health & nutrition, Farming / food production
• Article # 424034
• Published on 18/12/25 at 18:03

CBAM: new products included, support to EU producers, flexibilities for non-EU producers (Commission)

The European Commission presented the modifications to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on 17/12/2025. Based on industry's inputs, it includes a change of scope, specific measures to prevent circumvention, a temporary support for EU producers (the Decarbonisation Fund), and some added…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 424018
• Published on 18/12/25 at 17:49

Biosolutions: "The main obstacle is the lack of agronomic experience" (N. Fillon, De Sangosse)

"I'd be delighted if we could speed up the overall approval process. But our current portfolio and the potential it offers for growth are already sufficient. We need to work on these solutions first. There have been several examples of compounds being withdrawn, leaving farmers in great disarray…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, Bioeconomy, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 422019
• Published on 17/12/25 at 17:45

© Rowan Jordan de Getty Images Signature

Soil Monitoring Law : entry into force of the Directive, first-ever EU piece of legislation on soils

The Directive on soil monitoring and resilience has entered into force on 16/12/2025, 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. Member States now have to transpose it into their national laws and establish their own soil monitoring frameworks. According to the European…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 423611
• Published on 16/12/25 at 16:49

U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch a regenerative pilot program with $700 M subsidies for farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) Regenerative Pilot Program, investing $700 M "to help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, all while strengthening America's…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Production / Construction, …
• Article # 423402
• Published on 15/12/25 at 14:30

Agenda of the week: Events not to be missed between 15 and 19/12/2025

This week’s highlights will be the last Plenary session of the Parliament of the year in Strasbourg, the Environment Council, and the European Council meeting in Brussels. Key votes will take place in Strasbourg during this plenary session, including the simplification of the CSRD and CS3D and…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 423178
• Published on 15/12/25 at 09:00

Cristal Union: launch of Cristal Vision Zero Footprint, a personalised decarbonisation tool for farmers

The French sugar producer Cristal Union has launched a new tool called Cristal Vision Zero Footprint, a decarbonisation initiative aimed at its 9,000 farmer-members, the cooperative announced on 10/12/2025. The system has been developed with MyEasyFarm, a French software company specialised in…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, Decarbonisation , Farming / food production
• Article # 423039
• Published on 11/12/25 at 12:40

EIC: Launch of the recruitment process of the future fund manager of the Scaleup Europe Fund

The European Council for Innovation has published, on 08/12/2025, a open call for expression of interest to the position of Fund Manager of the Scaleup Europe Fund, a new, public / private fund dedicated to the scaling up of European companies active in strategic tech areas, such as artificial…

Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 422513
• Published on 08/12/25 at 14:55

EUDR: Council and Parliament agreement for a further one-year postponement, with new provisions

On 04/12/2025, the Council and Parliament reached a political agreement to postpone the entry into force of the European Deforestation Law by one more year, after the Commission alerted, in September 2025, of "an IT technical problem" preventing the launch of the platform on 30/12/2025. The vote…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Biodiversity
• Article # 422494
• Published on 08/12/25 at 14:00

Agenda of the week: Events not to be missed between 08 and 12/12/2025

This week’s highlights will be the announcements following the College meeting of the European Commission on the Environmental Omnibus on Wednesday, and the Agrifish Council, which will take place in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. On Monday, the first Water Resilience Forum will be hosted…

Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 422465
• Published on 08/12/25 at 12:36