Environment
EU Commissioners reflect on agri and climate progress in 2023
As 2023 comes to and end, European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski and European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and...
Environment
As 2023 comes to and end, European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski and European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and...
Agri-Business
It is “very unlikely” that the EU will reach its target of expanding the share of organic farming to at...
Agri-Business
A report published today (Thursday, December 21) by the European Commission shows that after a stable summer, the EU agri-food...
Machinery
Throughout 2023, farmers were “cautious” about committing to machinery purchases, due to current market conditions, according to a knowledge report...
Beef
EU beef consumption and production is expected to continue declining from now until 2035, according to the latest EU Agricultural...
Dairy News
Increasing pressures from national and EU environmental policies could lead to some declines in EU dairy production, according to the...
Forestry
Forestry Industries Ireland (FII) have said that climate change targets for the agricultural and land use sector will not be...
Dairy
The south of Ireland produced the highest value of milk in the EU in 2021 at €2.4 billion, according to...
Horticulture
A new study by the European Mushroom Growers Promo Group (GEPC) found that there is a growing interest for mushrooms in...
Environment
The EU and its member states announced €175 million to improve methane reduction during the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Pigs Committee will meet on Wednesday, December 6 in the Killeshin hotel, Portlaoise to discuss...
Agri-Business
Ethical Farming Ireland (EFI) has joined forces with other campaign organisations in submitting a formal complaint on what it has...
Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil TD and former minister of agriculture, Barry Cowen, has confirmed he will run in next year’s European Parliament...
Agri-Business
The European Parliament has today (Wednesday, November 22), voted to approve the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and...
Agri-Business
MEPs have today (Tuesday, November 21), voted in favour of setting up a framework to improve the EU’s capacity to...
Rural Life
EU agriculture ministers have called for solutions aimed at attracting young people, including young farmers, to rural areas. The issue...
Forestry
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has called for European policy objectives to support sustainable forestry development....
Agri-Business
The European Commission will allocate €186 million in 2024 to fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality agri-food products in...