
Swedish Farmers
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The Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF). In Brussels to voice the ideas and concerns of our members, since 1989.
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http://www.lrf.se/om-lrf/in-english/ 25-06-2014 08:27:35
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Congratulation to Elli Tsiforou who has just been appointed Secretary-General of COPA-COGECA during our joint Praesidia! 🎉 Her deep understanding of 🇪🇺 and national agricultural policies and organisations as well as her personal qualities and vision for agriculture make her an

Congratulations to Amanda Björksell 🇸🇪(LRF Mälardalen ) for being elected Chair of the Environment WP today! 👏 Congratulations also to John Murphy 🇮🇪 (Irish Farmers' Association ) and Edwin Michiels 🇳🇱 (LTO Nederland) for being elected Vice-Chairs! 👏




Swedish farmers and forest owners look forward to working with our nominated Swedish commissioner. Ensuring a competitive and productive agriculture and forest sector who can deliver on environmental goals and contribute to a thriving bioeconomy! Jessika Roswall


Congratulations to the newly elected Copa presidency team. And many thanks for 4 amazing hard working years for European farmers to previous president @ChLambert_FNSEA and her vice presidents including our own president Palle Borgström

Starting the #farmerscongress2024 with a panel on how farmers’ cooperatives contribute to competitiveness and sustainability through innovation. Gunilla Aschan from Lantmännen on how their members profit and get more robust businesses through new investments in energy and seeds.


Congratulations to Jessika Roswall, the new Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy. #EPHearing #Roswall


Congratulations to our Swedish commissioner Jessika Roswall . Swedish farmers and family forest owners look forward to working with you to ensure that competitive agriculture and forest sectors are seen as solutions to sustainability and we can contribute to a strong Bioeconomy!

Congratulations to Henrik Samuelson and to FoodDrinkEurope for this prestigious appointment. Together we can shape an even better, more competitive and sustainable food value chain.

Good first meeting today with incoming head of cabinet Mrs Dejmek-Hack for Jessika Roswall. We look forward to a constructive dialogue in the coming years on issues such as bio economy, water and biodiversity where farmers and forest owners are crucial partners.


Congratulations to the new chairmanship for COPA-COGECA working party for horses! LRF candidate Sara Lennartsson was appointed vice chair together with Irish Farmers' Association and Confagricoltura as chair. We look forward to working together with you!


Cogeca President Lennart Nilsson stressed in his intervention at #EUAgriFoodDays the essential role that agri-coops play to improve the position of farmers in the food chain ⛓️ 👉 He stressed the need for a better distribution of costs and benefits in the food chain so that



Great start to celebrate 30 years as EU members for Austria, Finland and Sweden, with speeches from Jessika Roswall and Henna Virkkunen both underlining our role as front runners when it comes to sustainable agriculture and forestry production and the blessing of DG Agri.


Happy to have COPA-COGECA SG Elli Tsiforou in Sweden to discuss priorities and opportunities for Swedish agriculture and forestry; she took note of updated food strategy, Lantmännen core focus on its farmer owners and economies of scale and impressed by our forest management!



Today united for our message to European Commission that Europe’s peace, food security and prosperity are depending on farmers. A strong and common cap budget is a fundamental cornerstone in EU policy ensuring stability and a truly common EU single market.


High level meeting today with Christophe Hansen Jessika Roswall and Peter Kullgren on a typical Swedish dairy farm with crops and forestry. MFF, CAP, generational renewal, bioeconomy were some issues raised. Ending with discussions with LRF General Assembly. Cooperation at its best!
