Agri Politics
CEJA welcomes EU pledge of Covid-19 measures for farmers
Announcements made by the European Commission last week on additional measures aiming at supporting the farming sector amid the Covid-19...
Agri Politics
Announcements made by the European Commission last week on additional measures aiming at supporting the farming sector amid the Covid-19...
Rural Life
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced its decision to defer the collection of data for the Agricultural Census due...
Agri-Business
A new telephone helpline has been opened by Teagasc to assist farmers with queries in relation to the current Covid-19...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to remove the production reduction requirement under the...
Dairy
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has criticised the lack of progress being made in terms of market supports for the dairy...
Agri Politics
The Government has been urged to “look on farmers sympathetically” when they apply for Covid-19-related social welfare payments. Independent Kerry...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission will increase advances of direct payments and “simplify certain administrative requirements for farmers” as part of new...
Agri-Business
Farmers in parts of England say they have been asked to dump their milk as processors struggle to work through...
Agri Politics
MEPs are urging the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development to “act now” to protect agriculture from the effects...
Dairy
All Glanbia Ireland facilities continue to operate to their planned capacity levels for this time of year, the dairy giant...
Dairy
The French dairy sector has urged its farmer suppliers to reduce milk production over the coming weeks to ease the...
Pig/Poultry
The impact of Covid-19 on the pig sector has been described as “very worrying” due to increased logistical challenges and...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Here (below) are the latest farming-related updates and developments...
Beef
“SuperValu must now clarify its beef-purchasing policy.” That was the call from Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan. He...
Agri-Business
Aurivo Marts has announced that it has agreed a protocol with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under...
Dairy
Efforts being made by the co-operative movement, and in particular, their management and staff on behalf of milk supplying members,...
CAP / Schemes
The Covid-19 pandemic has “overtaken every single piece of legislation or debate” in the European Parliament, according to MEP Mairead...
Dairy
A number of farmers in the US and Canada have been forced to open their bulk tanks and dump milk...