Agri Politics
Russian trade ban to affect €235m Irish agricultural trade, details announced
Irish exports to Russia will be affected by Russia’s latest ban on EU food products. The ban has been announced...
Agri Politics
Irish exports to Russia will be affected by Russia’s latest ban on EU food products. The ban has been announced...
Agri Politics
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said that farmers, and in particular arable growers, need more clarity around what is expected...
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A move by the French government to ban Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize MON 810 has been rejected by the...
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The annual budget is an important statement of any organisation’s strategic priorities. The EU budget is no exception, but its...
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Non-harmonised taxes on high sugar, salt and fat products such as soft drinks, sweet and salty foodstuffs do induce a...
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New Zealand lamb production in the first six months of 2014 fell 2%, compared to the same period last year...
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Reports from New Zealand this morning are saying that a Chinese company, Shanghai Pengxin, through a New Zealand subsidiary has...
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New Zealand dairy farmers are being advised to pay close attention to farm costs this season, according to industry body...
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Speaking in the Agriculture & Rural Development committee in the European Parliament recently, Ireland Midlands and West MEP Luke Ming...
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has refuted claims that most antibiotic resistance in human infections is of farm-animal origin. Robin...
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A second round of coordinated pan-European testing for horse meat DNA in beef products was launched in April this year....
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Global milk production is expected to reach 928 million tonnes (901 billion litres) by 2023, an increase of 180 million...
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Major players in the European dairy sector have recently launched the work on the Dairy Environmental Footprint Pilot (‘DAIRY PEF’),...
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Decisions taken under Irish law in relation to developments such as Fracking or GMOs could be undermined if the proposal...
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At today’s stakeholder meeting with EU and US negotiators of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) the US Dairy...
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Copa-Cogeca has said a much more ambitious and stronger approach than was proposed by the European Commission this week, is needed...
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With the Northern Hemisphere being more than three months into its milk year and the Southern Hemisphere heading towards its...
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If current trends continue milk prices could head lower, according to New Zealand bank ASB. Global dairy prices continued to slide...