Thomas Duffy

Thomas Duffy: Inevitability around derogation is short-sighted
Thomas Duffy: Inevitability around derogation is short-sighted

Recently I travelled through the Baltic countries visiting farms to see what this often overlooked agricultural region has to offer...

Thomas Duffy: What will the next EU Parliament mean for farmers?
Thomas Duffy: What will the next EU Parliament mean for farmers?

The new EU Parliament is already looking very different from the last despite superficially many top names remaining in their...

Thomas Duffy: Ignoring climate targets isn’t an option
Thomas Duffy: Ignoring climate targets isn’t an option

No one would question that the language around climate commitments has shifted considerably across the European Union. What was previously...

Thomas Duffy: Is the EU Farm to Fork Strategy dead?
Thomas Duffy: Is the EU Farm to Fork Strategy dead?

When the ninth EU Parliament came back it, was on the back of a massive ‘green wave’ crashing across Europe...

Thomas Duffy: Farming not prepared for dairy beef ‘explosion’
Thomas Duffy: Farming not prepared for dairy beef ‘explosion’

In 2015, it was well predicted that the dairy herd was going to undergo massive expansion. Predictions at the time...

Thomas Duffy: What is going on with protests across Europe?
Thomas Duffy: What is going on with protests across Europe?

Across Europe it seems 2024 will be another year of farmer protests with one of the largest coordinated protests we’ve...

Thomas Duffy: 5 things to look out for in 2024
Thomas Duffy: 5 things to look out for in 2024

The biggest item already set in the political calendar for 2024 is the date for the European Parliamentary elections. Broadly...

Thomas Duffy: Rise of the ‘far right’ triggers fall for farmers’ party
Thomas Duffy: Rise of the ‘far right’ triggers fall for farmers’ party

On a recent farm tour to the Netherlands, my guide gave me an interesting update on the much discussed farmers’...

Thomas Duffy: For those who don’t accept climate change
Thomas Duffy: For those who don’t accept climate change

There is no question that the measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with climate change have created...

Thomas Duffy: New Green Deal chiefs could impact on live exports
Thomas Duffy: New Green Deal chiefs could impact on live exports

Newly appointed European Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra and vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Green Deal,...

Thomas Duffy: Agriculture deserves more emissions credit
Thomas Duffy: Agriculture deserves more emissions credit

Giving transport a better score than agriculture on emissions is absurd. The recently published scorecard by environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO),...