Farming methods

Author: Dr. Jurgen TACK, Secretary-General, ELO As representative of Europe’s private landowners and professional farming families, I welcome the Commission’s renewed attention to agriculture’s future. COM(2025) 75 rightly recognises farmin...

The return of large carnivores to European landscapes is a significant conservation milestone. However, this success presents new challenges for rural communities, particularly farmers, whose livelihoods and traditional practices are affected by the...

Following the kick-off meeting of the “Strategic Dialogue on the future of Agriculture”, this article is summarising the paper offering an initial consideration over the “starting point” with regards to the transition towards a more sustaina...

After several turbulent years, farmers and land managers have had to adapt to new CAP rules and make adjustments along the way. Now, they are being called to look ahead and shape the future of the Agriculture and Food sectors. A new Vision for Agric...

Brussels, April 11, In a joint letter to the European Commission, signed by the European Landowners Organization, COPA-COGECA and supported by the Biocontrol Coalition, CropLife Europe and IBMA, the aforementioned parties are urging immediate policy...

The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the publication of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Directi...

Successful transitions to agroecology require shared understanding of the sustainability implications of transitions for food systems. To gain such understanding, a transdisciplinary approach is increasingly called for by funders, end users ...