Agriculture is “unevenly targeted” under Europe’s effort to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a senior official at the European Commission’s agriculture directorate has…
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has welcomed Phil Hogan’s defence of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), after it was criticised…
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, is calling on the Government to take advantage of the European Parliament’s decision to back…
Mairead McGuinness, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has criticised the European Court of Auditors over its report into the reform proposals for the…
The “artificial divide” between farmers and environmentalists has been criticised by MEP Mairead McGuinness, who said that many farmers are “acutely conscious” of…
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has described progress on negotiations for increasing the EU agriculture budget as “encouraging”. Speaking…
Knee-jerk reactions to extreme weather events are “totally unacceptable“, according to independent TD Sean Canney. Reacting to the meeting of the Joint Oireachtas…
An additional €10 billion has been secured for farm modernisation under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development…
The European Commission has been called upon to have an “open mind” in terms of making financial support available to drought-affected countries. Making…
