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“Importing beef from South America defines instability – that is just ridiculous,” according to TD Holly Cairns. In a broad-ranging interview with AgriLand news journalist…
All farm organisations have been urged by the Individual Farmers of Ireland to pressurise the government to reject the Mercosur deal. The Individual…
The Government has tendered for a contract to carry out an economic and sustainability impact assessment for a potential Mercosur trade deal. The…
Concerns around “the eco-disaster that is the Amazon forest fires and the complacency of the Brazilian government” have been described as a “stunning…
There has been an active social media campaign over the past week clearly designed to mislead farmers on the Government position on Mercosur,…
Calls have been made for “no effort to be spared” in protecting Irish and European beef producers to the maximum possible extent from…
Considering a deal with Mercosur – when it “complies with no rules and regulations” – has been described as “outlandish” by independent TD…
Yesterday’s protest in Dublin organised by the Beef Plan Movement “needs to be the beginning of a rural revival”, according to a Roscommon-Galway…
A motion centred on the EU-Mercosur Agreement has passed in the Dáil earlier today, Thursday, July 11, despite the Government voting against it.…
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has said the EU-Mercosur Agreement is “not a done deal” and that work needs…
The EU-Mercosur Agreement has been labelled a “monumental folly”, with its timing a particular issue for the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association…
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has voiced its intention to intensify its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal this week. As revealed yesterday,…
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has announced its intention to hold an intensive lobby of all TDs and senators on the proposed Mercosur…
A motion rejecting the EU-Mercosur Agreement has been published by Sinn Féin and will be debated in the Dáil this week. Party president…
The Government has been urged by Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Charlie McConalogue to immediately request a full impact assessment of the Mercosur deal…
Irish farmers “don’t accept” EU assurances that the Mercosur countries will adhere to strict sanitary and phytosanitary standards (measures to protect humans, animals, and…
During a visit to Ballyjamesduff Co Operative Livestock Mart, AgriLand asked attendees for their opinions on the recently announced Mercosur deal. As part…
Fine Gael frontbenchers have “differing views” on the potential reappointment of EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan to his current…
