Gerrit Schoeters, a Belgian cattle farmer, said he was unhappy about the prominent far-right imagery at the demonstration in Brussels.

Big and small farming groups have decided against attending the demo on the eve of the EU elections.

Europe’s top meat and dairy producers are partly responsible for a ‘backslide’ on key climate and green targets, according to a new analysis.

Panellists criticised net zero as “stupid propaganda” and suggested that climate action would “take us back to the dark ages”.

The nascent Orka movement has gained access to the president after vowing to toss the EU’s Green Deal “in the trash”.

The company’s carbon footprint is equivalent to over 16 coal fired power stations each year.

Hardline groups planning June protests accused the EU of “deliberately exterminating its own farmers” at the MCC Brussels event.

The far right is set to piggyback on agricultural discontent to capture votes in June.

From South Africa to Ukraine, five industrial chicken companies that supply KFC have benefited from financing from the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Industry leaders praise UN food and climate plan as “music to our ears”.