Tillage
Cereal production declines after last year's rebound, while oilseeds and protein crops maintain positive momentum.
Dairy
The European Commission has chosen "the status quo" in its new evaluation of the Nitrates Directive, a farm organisation has claimed.
Agri-Business
EU agri-sector organisations have called for the sector to be placed at the core of the bloc's new Competitiveness Fund.
Agri Politics
Farm organisations have said the real success of the new EU livestock and protein strategies will be determined by their delivery for farmers.
Environment
Copa Cogeca has said the EU's Animal Health Law needs more financial mechanisms to "compensate farmers for disease-related losses".
Farmers have been left "fully exposed to the additional costs generated" by the CBAM, according to Copa Cogeca.
IFA president Francie Gorman has met with agriculture ministers from two EU member states in his role as a vice-president of Copa Cogeca.
Rural Life
EU farm groups have said that a new support package on fertiliser costs announced by the European Commission is "insufficient".
The EU Fertiliser Action Plan fails to deliver immediate relief for farmers and to address a "looming food crisis", according to Copa Cogeca.
A protest is underway at the European Parliament in Strasbourg as farm organisations highlight the crisis of high fertiliser prices.
The European Commission will today unveil its plan to address the soaring fertiliser prices driven by the war in the Middle East.
Forestry
EU stakeholders impacted by the upcoming EU Deforestation Regulation have called on the EU make further amendments.
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could cost farmers €39 billion over a seven-year period, according to Copa Cogeca.
Copa Cogeca has called on the EU to take more urgent action on tackling rising costs as the agriculture sector is "under historic pressure".
Copa Cogeca and Farm Europe have both called for measures to reduce the price of fertiliser, including examining CBAM for related products.
The signing of the EU-Australia trade deal raises "multiple and strong concerns for European agriculture", according to Copa Cogeca.
Member states in the Council of the EU have backed a proposal from the European Commission for a common bioeconomy strategy for the bloc.
The umbrella organisation representing European farmers and agri-cooperatives spoke as discussions intensify on the EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement.
Ahead of the EU's Fertiliser Action Plan, Copa Cogeca has released a position paper on EU-level measures to address fertiliser issues.
Irish Farming Association (IFA) Environment chair John Murphy criticised “overly precautionary application of EU law” on directives.
Sheep
"Wool is not waste, it’s a resource," according to farmer and cooperative body, Copa Cogeca. It has urged the EU to remove legal barriers
Copa Cogeca said a decision by the EU Commission to provisionally apply the Mercosur deal is a "further blow to Europe's agriculture".
Copa Cogeca has again warned of the impact of a new carbon tax on fertiliser imports, with EU imports collapsing in January.
