Agri-Business
A decision to delay signing the Mercosur agreement is a "tragedy at one level" according to the head of the European Commission in Ireland.
An estimated 10,000 farmers from all 27 EU member states joined together in Brussels today (Thursday, December 18) according to Copa Cogeca.
Agri Politics
Young farmers from across Europe are joining the farm protest organised in Brussels today...
Rural Life
Over 10,000 farmers are expected to travel from across Europe this week for a protest in Brussels.
The MEP said that Ireland needs clear national commitments to match the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) allocation at EU level.
The European Commission "is not listening to farmers" when it comes to negotiating trade deals,...
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N.Ireland
Robbie Butler MLA believes that Northern Ireland’s trust in both Brussels and successive UK governments has been badly eroded.
MEPs on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development back deal to simplify EU agriculture rules.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) is concerned about the "possible unravelling" of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
Ireland is "really disappointed with the actions of the US administration with the introduction of tariffs," Minister Heydon has said.
Beef
Irish secondary school students will travel to Brussels next week to discuss sustainable farming with MEPs and other industry figures.
Key issues for Irish dairy and beef farmers were top of the agenda at a meeting in Brussels hosted by MEP Barry Cowen.
Tillage News
The Irish Grain Growers' Group (IGGG) chair, Bobby Miller said now is the time to highlight the case for Irish farming ahead of the next CAP.
The new Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Martin Heydon, today warned in Brussels that Mercosur is an "issue" for Ireland.
Tillage
A delegation from the Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG), led by chairperson Bobby Miller, will visit Brussels next week.
Irish MEPS, Barry Cowen and Ciaran Mullooly, plan to "put forward amendments" to proposed EU legislation on the transport of animals.
A 'flash action' protest is underway in Brussels today in opposition to a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur countries
As a trade deal was met on Mercosur, the IFA president Francie Gorman has said that the farmer campaign will continue
The ICSA is 'deeply troubled' by the 'renewed momentum' of the Mercosur trade deal, according to the association's president Seán McNamara
Farmers from across Europe gathered on the streets of Brussels today to demand an end to the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement.
IFA president Francie Gorman has been elected as a vice-president of Copa, the European umbrella group of farming organisations
Environment
PAN Europe has called on the EU to follow the lead of Brussels in its implementation of new plant protection regulations
