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Farm leaders head for Brussels to object drastic CAP cut proposals

February 20, 2020

Leaders of two Irish farm organisations will travel to Brussels today, Thursday, February 20, to object proposals for drastic cuts in the Common…

EU awaits May’s ‘Brexit delay letter’ ahead of key summit

March 20, 2019

Agri Politics

European Union leaders are expected to consider UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s pending letter seeking ‘a short Brexit postponement’ at a key summit…

Complete transparency needed in beef sector says IFA president

January 16, 2019

Agri Politics

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Joe Healy has called for “intervention and complete transparency” within the beef sector ahead of a meeting…

Major EU-Mercosur trade deal ‘off the table’ as talks collapse

July 18, 2018

Agri Politics

The long-awaited major trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc is now “off the table”, AgriLand understands. Despite renewed…

Brussels must defend Ireland’s interests to the hilt

March 12, 2018

Opinion

Back in 2014, when Russia introduced an import ban on most EU food imports, Brussels reacted by putting in place specific aid measures…

Will the EU make a profit from its milk powder stocks?

December 16, 2017

Opinion

It hasn’t gone unnoticed that the EU Commission is striving to offload its intervention milk powder stocks onto commercial markets at the present…

UFU warns of mounting pressure on NI farmers over Brexit

May 13, 2017

N.Ireland

The countdown to Brexit means pressure is mounting on Northern Ireland’s farming and food industries, according to Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) President Barclay…

Why not play Brussels at its own game?

March 20, 2017

Opinion

The European Commission is telling the world that its milk reduction scheme has worked, so why not get Brussels to make permanent provision…

Farming schemes to become more environmentally focused in future

November 10, 2016

CAP / Schemes

There is an understanding at European level that farming schemes will become more environmentally focused in the coming years. Two of the most…

Hogan outlines proposals to simplify the CAP

October 13, 2016

CAP / Schemes

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, outlined a number of ways that he plans to simplify the Common Agricultural…

Hogan to push forward with CAP review

October 11, 2016

CAP / Schemes

European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has confirmed that he will be coming forward with CAP reform proposals in the…

Video: Farmers spray hundreds of litres of milk in protest in Brussels

March 14, 2016

Farmers from across Europe were protesting today in Brussels as EU Agriculture Ministers met to try and come up with solutions to the ongoing…

Hogan confirms October pay out of EU aid package

September 24, 2015

Agri Politics

All EU aid monies will be paid out to farmers by the end of October, according to European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan. “Member…

Northern farming body Fair Price Farming unimpressed with dairy aid package

September 21, 2015

Dairy

Last week’s EU dairy aid package for agriculture is fundamentally weak but does contain a few positive themes of a medium to longer…

Farmers and industry ‘disappointed’ with no review of intervention price

September 8, 2015

Agri Politics

Farmers and ICOS are disappointed that there was no announcement to ‘review’ intervention prices among the package of measures by the European Commission to aid…