Sheep
Ongoing Eurozone recession to weigh on demand for lamb - Teagasc
Incomes on sheep farms are set to be unchanged next year according to Teagasc. In its Outlook for 2015 it...
Sheep
Incomes on sheep farms are set to be unchanged next year according to Teagasc. In its Outlook for 2015 it...
Opinion
In light of the recent Irish agri-trade mission to China, it is an opportune time to examine the state of...
Agri Politics
“Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men: they must possess the right mix of science, economics, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness to...
Dairy
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has been told of the need for further EU Commission action...
Agri Politics
Concerns were expressed by EU Agriculture Ministers at this weeks’ council meeting over the EU Commission proposal to cut support...
Environment
Independent MEP Marian Harkin organised a series of meetings in Brussels for hill and commonage farmers with senior officials of...
Agri Politics
European Ministers for Agriculture will discuss issues facing young farmers at a Council meeting in Brussels today. The meeting will...
Agri-Business
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, while a steep increase in biomass use will...
Agri Politics
EU agriculture will struggle to grow, create jobs and investment, unless it changes its policy paradigm, according to Professor Alan...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry meat production keeps on increasing, in spite of the higher availability of other meats, according to the latest EU research....
Agri Politics
The EU cereal harvest is forecast to set a new record in 2014, with strong exports and stocks expected to increase...
Agri Politics
An Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) delegation was in Brussels this week to participate in the COPA Cogeca Congress of European...
Agri Politics
IFA National Livestock Committee Chairman Henry Burns has been elected Chairman of the new EU Commission Civil Dialogue Group on...
Beef
After three years of continuous decline, the EU beef production is likely to increase in 2014 by more than 110...
Opinion
One of the first jobs that Phil Hogan must do, even before he gets acquainted with the internal décor of...
Dairy
ICOS President, Bertie O’Leary has expressed his disappointment at the EU Commission’s decision to close the Private Storage Aid Scheme...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has announced new measures for perishable fruit and vegetables in the wake of the Russian ban on...
Agri Politics
Ireland is very supportive of an EU/US trade deal according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney, despite criticism of...