Dairy
Milk price supports needed, ICMSA tells EU Commissioner
The EU Commission has a clear responsibility to look at milk price supports during periods of market weakness which we...
Dairy
The EU Commission has a clear responsibility to look at milk price supports during periods of market weakness which we...
Dairy
With milk production up strongly on previous years across Europe many countries are at risk of a significant superlevy bill,...
Dairy
Europe must deliver decisive short-term and long-term support measures for dairy farmers according to ICMSA President John Comer. He made these comments...
Rural Life
Imposing additional health and safety legislation on farmers will not reduce the number of fatal accidents taking place on Irish...
Agri Politics
Simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a key first priority for EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development...
Agri-Business
Europe’s political framework needs to address the power of supermarkets according to Gerd Sonnleitner, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the 2014...
Agri-Business
Australia had a big win last week with the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China according to...
Dairy
The upcoming abolition of milk quota must see benefits that are shared by many, and not just divided among the biggest,...
Beef
The Minister Agriculture Simon Coveney has said he does not intend to prohibit the ownership of feed lots by processors....
Agri-Business
Calls have been made for Teagasc and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, to immediately clarify its...
Beef
Irish beef should secure access to the US market before the end of this year, according to the Minister for...
Dairy
The current milk intervention price of 20.6c/L could be the reality of milk prices facing Irish dairy farmers in the...
Rural Life
The possibility of reducing the minimum investment threshold of €2,000 to the Farm Safety Scheme is off the table following...
Environment
Minister for Agriculture has been called on to allow flexibility in the implementation of his new rules for farmers to...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has proposed measures it says will help dairy farmers deal with cash flow issues. UFU...
Dairy
Milk prices will fall over the coming months but there is no way of currently predicting when and where they...
Agri-Business
Irish vets have called to end practise of prescribing antimicrobial drugs, including intra-mammary mastitis treatments, without conducting a veterinary examination...
Agri-Business
A new handbook on social farming launched by Ministers Simon Coveney and Ann Phelan, aims to improve health and support farm diversification....