I was featured in a news report on YouTube by Sky News Australia about the farmer protests in Germany. You can watch the entire report below:
Gov. Hochul’s signing of new pesticide legislation will cost farmers, consumers
Farming has always been and will always be a tough trade. If it was not, everyone would do it. Regardless, we all benefit when America’s farms are strong and its farmers are doing well. “New York State farm families are facing the worst economic conditions since the farm crisis of the 1980s,” reads an article […]
On Fox News to discuss farmer protests in Germany
I appeared on Fox News to discuss the implications of the farmer protests in Germany and lessons learnt for the United States
The German Government Gambled Against Farmers and Lost
In December, a convoy of 1,700 tractors blocked the main road to Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Honking and chanting could be heard all over the city as farmers bashed the government’s plan to end tax breaks on fuel and agricultural vehicles in the 2024 budget. Under Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the government needs to make cuts […]
Le mauvais pari du gouvernement allemand contre ses agriculteurs
A la suite d’importantes protestations, le gouvernement allemand a fait volte-face et a renoncé à augmenter les impôts des agriculteurs. Fin décembre, un convoi de 1 700 tracteurs a bloqué la route principale menant à l’emblématique porte de Brandebourg à Berlin. Des klaxons et des chants ont été entendus dans tout le centre-ville, les agriculteurs dénonçant le […]
EP139: Farmer rage, Who let the cats out, and 2024 outlook (w/ Pieter Cleppe)
Happy new year 2024! We’re back, and got these stories this week: 🇩🇪 Germany’s farmers are mad at the government 🐈 Amsterdam wants cats to wear a bell 🇪🇺 What’s in store for 2024 in the EU? (w/ Pieter Cleppe) Pieter’s article in Brussels Report: https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2024/01/02/whats-in-store-for-the-eu-in-2024/ Follow Pieter on X @pietercleppe and Brussels Report @brussels_report. January […]
Talking glyphosate renewal and Green Deal on Agriculture of America
I was a guest on Agriculture of America to talk about the EU glyphosate renewal and the legislative news on the European Green Deal.
ConsEUmer podcast / EP138: Glyphosate & Portugal’s scandals (co-hosted w/ Fabio Fernandes)
It’s the last episode of ConsEUmer until the new year. This episode is co-hosted with Fabio Fernandes, with these issues: 🛫 What is realistic on sustainable aviation fuels? (w/ Fred Roeder) 🌱 Glyphosate renewal is approved 🇵🇹 Portugal’s scandals come to haunt the government Fred’s article in Parliament Magazine: https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/navigating-the-turbulent-skies-of-sustainable-aviation-fuels Start following the Fun Police […]
How the Green New Deal Met Its Demise In Europe
In a stunning upset, the European Parliament voted down the “Sustainable Use of Pesticides” bill, which marked the cornerstone of the European Green Deal and the so-called “Farm to Fork” strategy. In 2020, the European Union planned a fundamental reform of the bloc’s agricultural sector, slashing pesticide use, cutting down fertilizer use, and boosting organic […]
Europe tried it green and failed
Nearly 300 votes against, only 207 in favor: Those were the final results of a vote in the European Parliament on the “Sustainable Use of Pesticides” directive, the landmark legislation of the European Union’s agriculture reforms. The plans would have cut back on pesticide and fertilizer use, as well as shifted a major part of Europe’s farmland use to […]
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