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The article presents comments on issues affecting the agricultural industry in Europe. It raises complaints about the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs application forms. Quota for sugar-beet growers has been reduced. The common agricultural policy was reformed in Brussels, Belgium.

The article offers news briefs on agriculture in Europe as of January 2006. The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has agreed to retain the national subsidy for school milk. Farmers in Ireland are being urged to take back their support for the advisory service Teagasc over nitrates issue. A consultation paper of a Welsh Assembly says that hill livestock payments on the Tir Mynydd scheme can not be justified after reform on common agricultural policy. New genetically modified crops were approved by Brussels, Belgium for import and use.

Reports on plans made by young farmers of Europe to attack many elements of the European Union Commission's Common agriculture Policy reform during their meeting in Rome. Release of a position paper by the Counseil European des Jaunes Agriculture (CEJA) before the farmers' meeting; Criticism regarding the CEJA proposals.