Belgium: 175 pig farms have closed as part of buy-out scheme
So far, 175 pig farms have been bought out with the voluntary exit scheme created by the Flemish government.
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So far, 175 pig farms have been bought out with the voluntary exit scheme created by the Flemish government.
Commission approves €60 million Flemish State aid scheme to reduce nitrogen deposition on nature conservation areas.
The ECOGAN information system and improved agricultural practices have led to a 10.6% reduction in national ammonia emissions.
The latest report from the EPA indicates that emissions from U.S. agriculture were at a ten-year low in 2022.
The new rules will reduce harmful emissions from industrial installations and large pig and poultry farms.
Council and European Parliament negotiators reached a provisional political agreement today on a regulation to establish the first EU-level certification framework for carbon removals.
The agency’s proposal would cut the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other pollutants discharged to the nation’s waters.
The co-legislators agreed to extend IED measures to pig farms with more than 350 livestock units (LSU).
Applications are now open for the second round of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant, with double the funding on offer compared with the first round.
The European Commission gave its final approval for the second call for the voluntary closure of pig farms.
Seventy-five percent of pig farms have implemented the best available techniques to reduce emissions levels at their facilities.
Agricultural entrepreneurs can make their businesses more sustainable or take advantage of voluntary termination schemes.
The Member States have amended the Commission's proposal to extend the scope of the Directive to intensive livestock farms.
Now by 2030 at least 74% of nitrogen-sensitive nature in protected nature areas must have a healthy nitrogen level.
The Commission committed to launch in 2023 an EU Fertilisers Market Observatory. The Commission published the call for applications with a view to formally launch the group of experts before summer 2023. The call is open until 4 April.