Agri Politics
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) is concerned about the "possible unravelling" of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
Agri-Business
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
Opinion
Every general election will throw up its fair share of ‘shock results’. And the 2024 ‘dash for Westminster’ was no different in this regard.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has highlighted the plight of Irish tillage and horticulture farmers in Brussels,
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has welcomed EU Commission proposals to simplify the CAP for farmers.
European farmers have returned to Brussels today to demand an adequate response to their demands on fair incomes and prices.
The latest edition of the ‘Tillage Edge’ podcast features an in-depth interview with Ireland South MEP, Sean Kelly
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said that European...
Farmers are protesting in Brussels as European agriculture ministers discuss proposals to reduce the "administrative burden" on the sector.
ICSA general secretary Eddie Punch said that 'the Brussels bubble' has become more and more detached from farmers
The majority of farmers here support farmer-led protests such as those seen across Europe in recent...
