Schemes
An MEP has warned that new proposals on the next CAP will put member states on "course for a head-on confrontation" with the parliament.
Agri Politics
The Irish presidency did not have "the courage to take the political lead" on EU food labelling negotiations, according to one MEP.
An Irish MEP has slammed the new proposals on the EU budget and the CAP as a "serious disappointment" for Irish farmers.
Dairy
The European Commission has indicated that it is up to the Irish government to take steps to secure capacity for the export of calves.
Beef
An EU health and food safety official has indicated that beef from Brazil will be banned from the EU for at least two years.
EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic has been asked for assurances that Brazilian beef can't find a route to the EU through Northern Ireland.
An MEP has said that he was left "very impressed" with comments from the French president on the allocation for CAP in the next EU budget.
Agri-Business
An Irish MEP is set to push Brittany Ferries again on its decision to end its involvement in the live trade.
Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly has met with members of the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) on Brazilian beef and poultry products.
CAP
Agriculture "cannot be forced to compete with other national spending priorities", MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said.
Independent Ireland has been called on to ramp up its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal in light of the ban on Brazilian products.
Ciaran Mullooly has said the office of the EU's health chief has confirmed to him that a ban on beef from Brazil will start from Thursday.
Ciaran Mullooly said he will raise reland's live exports with the French president when he meets him as part of a group of MEPs.
Ciaran Mullooly has said that he will raise the decision by Brittany Ferries to end livestock transport services with the European Commission.
The European Commission president has been urged to provide “absolute clarification” on the decision-making process over Brazil meat imports.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has challenged Minister Martin Heydon on country-of-origin labelling and food-safety concerns surrounding Brazilian beef.
An Irish MEP urged the EU Commission to assess the combined impact of the EU-Australia trade agreement and the UK-Australia trade agreement.
Rural Life
An MEP has said he will table amendments to the European Parliament's position on the CAP to secure higher funding for young farmers.
An Irish MEP has called on the government to "match the EU's 150% increase in fertiliser support funding".
The Seanad saw some fiery scenes yesterday over claims by an Irish MEP that Brazilian beef could end up in school lunch meals.
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly has been elected as a full voting member of the European Parliament’s AGRI Committee.
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has called for a short-term fertiliser exemption from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
An Irish MEP has warned of what he called a food security crisis of the EU's "own making" due to the high cost of fertiliser.
