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Leopold Gruber-Doberer, managing director of the dairy cooperative in Lower Austria, warns that rising production costs and falling milk prices are threatening the existence of many dairy farmers, and the number of operations continues to decline. #Milchwirtschaft #Landwirtschaft #Bauern (translated)

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig has sent a list of demands to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in which she calls for a comprehensive aid package for agriculture, thus taking a clear stance in the political dispute between the Union and the SPD. #Schwesig #Agrarpolitik #Bundesregierung (translated)

Nature conservation should be integrated into all areas of politics. It is not only the responsibility of environmental ministers, but also all other ministries, especially those for finance, agriculture, energy, and the economy, emphasized the UN organizer of the World Biodiversity Conference, Astrid Schomaker. #Biodiversität #Naturschutz #UNKonferenz (translated)

In September 2023, Europe experienced the third warmest September since records began, with temperatures 2.51 degrees above the average for the years 1991 to 2020, while unusually dry conditions affected shipping and agriculture. #Klimawandel #Europa #Wetterereignisse (translated)

In letters to the editor dated October 12, 2026, consumers express their willingness to pay more for Austrian organic products to support local agriculture and shop more environmentally consciously, while simultaneously questioning the impact of cheap food purchases on the economy and agriculture. #Bioware #Konsumentenverhalten #Umweltschutz (translated)

Western Europe experienced the warmest September since weather records began in September 2026, along with the record summer, leading to extremely low water levels in rivers like the Rhine and significantly affecting shipping, water supply, and agriculture. #Klimawandel #Trockenheit #Wetterrekorde (translated)

An open letter from seven of the eight state agricultural ministers of the union criticizes the planned sugar tax and questions the recent agreement between the Union and the SPD, with particular emphasis on Bavaria's Agricultural Minister Michaela Kaniber having made a significant tightening of the original text. #Zuckersteuer #CDU #Bayern (translated)

The increasing global demand for food, intensified by climate change and high diesel prices, is drawing the interest of investors to the agricultural sector and innovative companies that offer solutions to enhance efficiency and yields in agriculture. #Agrarwirtschaft #Lebensmittelversorgung #Klimawandel (translated)

The article highlights the challenges of Austrian vegetable cultivation, particularly in the context of an international corporation that plans to sell frozen vegetables but wants to discontinue processing in Marchfeld, raising concerns about imports and the financial burdens on local farmers. #Landwirtschaft #Tiefkühlgemüse #Regionalität (translated)