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‘Ireland has full backing from the EU 27’ – Coveney

September 19, 2018

Ireland continues to have the “unwavering support” from the other member states of the European union (EU), according to the Tanaiste and Minister…

EU pesticide legislation ‘not working as intended’ – MEP

September 14, 2018

CAP / Schemes

EU Plant Protection Product legislation, one of the strictest in the world, is not working effectively – giving rise to duplication of effort…

Setting the clocks back could soon be history – MEP

September 12, 2018

Rural Life

Ireland could move the clocks forward in spring 2021 – and leave them there permanently. This will be the case should a forthcoming…

Market symptoms of ‘severe’ EU-wide drought begin to dawn

September 7, 2018

Agri Politics

Market symptoms of the prolonged EU-wide drought may already be appearing, the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has stated. Speaking…

Farmers ‘happy’ with Roundup despite landmark US verdict

August 13, 2018

Agri-Business

A landmark lawsuit in the US linking glyphosate – the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup – to cancer has led to calls for “further…

Bayer to appeal court verdict on neonicotinoids

July 27, 2018

Tillage

Bayer will appeal against the recent ruling of the General Court of the European Union (EU) to ban neonicotinoids. In a statement, the German multinational…

EU voluntary milk reduction scheme deemed ‘a great success’

July 19, 2018

Dairy

The voluntary milk reduction scheme launched in the EU in July 2016 has been deemed “a great success” by a study carried out…

EU signs ‘historic’ trade deal with Japan – with good news for agriculture

July 17, 2018

Agri-Business

Leaders from the European Union and Japan today formally signed off on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership…

UK proposes free trade relationship in Brexit white paper

July 12, 2018

Agri-Business

The UK Government has published its long-anticipated Brexit white paper earlier today, proposing the establishment of a free trade area for goods between…

‘Our policy of driving dairy expansion is deeply flawed’

June 28, 2018

Environment

Irish dairy farmers are being urged to prepare for unavoidable “extreme weather shocks” in the coming years, a leading climatologist has warned. In…

‘We cannot be continuously judged on our past record’

June 21, 2018

Environment

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has said that Ireland must “redouble its sustainability efforts” in order to meet…

Northern Ireland could continue getting EU funding post-Brexit

June 20, 2018

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland should continue getting EU regional funds post-2020, when the Brexit transition period ends, the Regional Development Committee stated today (Wednesday, June…

Ireland ranked 2nd worst member state in EU climate action report

June 19, 2018

Environment

Ireland has come up severely short in a recent study carried out on EU member states in their endeavours to reach their climate…

Renewable Energy Directive: ‘A lose-lose for farmers and climate change’

June 14, 2018

Environment

The agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive reached in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, June 14) has been described as “the…

Bulgarian bovine spared the bullet in ‘bizarre’ international episode

June 14, 2018

Rural Life

It has come to light that the Bulgarian Government has spared ‘Penka’ – an in-calf cow which “illegally” crossed the EU border into…

New EU renewable energy and transport targets set for 2030

June 14, 2018

Environment

New energy and transport targets have been set by the European Union for renewable energy sources, according to reports from Europe. A new…

CAP legislative proposals leave MEPs with serious concerns

June 12, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The legislative proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were presented to the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday evening…

Irish Men’s Sheds Association wins prestigious EU award

June 7, 2018

Rural Life

The Irish Men’s Sheds Association has won the 2018 European Citizen’s Prize, following the organisation’s nomination by Irish MEPs. Fine Gael MEPs Sean…

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