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Where to now for our beleaguered beef industry?

March 26, 2017

By Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the Midlands–North-West constituency Under pressure from food scandals abroad, international trade deals,…

No SMP sold at third tender event – offers below minimum price set

January 22, 2017

Dairy

Prices offered at the third skimmed milk powder (SMP) public intervention tender last week ranged from €155/100kg to €190/100kg. These were well below the…

Commission increases the budget for promoting EU agricultural products

November 10, 2016

An increased budget of €133m has been allocated for 2017 to promote EU agricultural products outside and inside the EU and to continue…

‘The Commission is making steady progress in the ongoing TTIP negotiations’

August 29, 2016

The European Commission is making steady progress in the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, Margaritis Schinas, the Commission’s spokesperson has said. Schinas…

Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention

August 12, 2016

Dairy

There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public intervention system, the…

Frenchman to lead EU negotiations on Brexit

July 27, 2016

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has appointed Michel Barnier as Chief Negotiator in charge of leading the European Commission Negotiations with the UK,…

Hogan says talk of additional supports for dairy farmers ‘premature’

May 17, 2016

Agri Politics

Hopes for additional supports from the EU for dairy farmers have been dampened by the European Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan. Speaking following a…

Commission set to propose a nine year EU licence for glyphosate

May 11, 2016

Reports in Brussels suggest the European Commission will propose that the commonly used herbicide glyphosate be re-approved for nine years. It is understood the…

Ireland has put over 11,000t of butter into private storage since May

August 6, 2015

Dairy

Ireland currently has some 11,234t of butter in the European Union’s Aids to Private Storage Scheme, according to latest figures from the Milk…

EU farming organisation pushes for simplified CAP

March 4, 2015

Agri Politics

Farmers want a much simplified Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to Copa-Cogeca Secretary General Pekka Pesonen, who has written to EU Agriculture Commissioner…

New rules to make organic farming more attractive to new entrants

February 20, 2015

Agri-Business

New proposals to lessen the cost of organic certification for small scale producers form part of an EU Commission regulation on organic production…

Intervention price barely covers 60% of dairy production costs, says EU farmers union

January 28, 2015

Dairy

The price paid to producers for putting milk into public intervention stores barely covers 60% of production costs according to Chairman of Copa-Cogeca Milk Working Party…

Simplification of CAP a priority for Hogan in 2015

December 2, 2014

Agri Politics

Simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a key first priority for EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan next…

Concerns expressed over Commission attempts to cut EU Agriculture Budget

November 13, 2014

Agri Politics

Concerns were expressed by EU Agriculture Ministers at this weeks’ council meeting over the EU Commission proposal to cut support in the EU…

Ministers to discuss barriers facing young farmers at Council

November 10, 2014

Agri Politics

European Ministers for Agriculture will discuss issues facing young farmers at a Council meeting in Brussels today. The meeting will be the first…

Watch the 5 toughest questions faced by Phil Hogan at last weeks Hearing

October 7, 2014

Agri Politics

Phil Hogan Commissioner-designate for Agriculture and Rural Development had to answer a number of difficult questions during his hearing by the European Parliament’s Committee…

Hogan’s commitment to tackling imbalances in Agri-Food sector welcomed

October 6, 2014

Agri Politics

ICSA president Patrick Kent has welcomed reports that EU Agriculture commissioner-designate Phil Hogan will give serious consideration to the appointment of a Food…

70% of AGRI Committee back Hogan for top job

October 3, 2014

Agri Politics

Ireland’s European commissioner-designate Phil Hogan has won the support of over 70% of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee to become the next EU Agriculture Commissioner.…

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