Synopsis

January 14, 1965, likely marks the most consequential day in the history of the European Union. In Brussels that day, the six member states of the time reached an agreement concerning the future of European agricultural policy. The groundwork was laid for the intricate web of regulations and subsidies that have since shaped the lives of European farmers. This, the second part of a two-part exploration of agriculture in the EU, recounts the history of the continent's shared policy for the agricul