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130,000 pigs culled in Bulgaria due to ASF outbreak

August 6, 2019

Around 130,000 pigs have killed on large commercial farms in Bulgaria over the past few weeks, amid a “worrying escalation of African swine…

EIB approves €3.4 billion for new investment in business and agriculture

May 20, 2019

Agri-Business

The board of directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a total of €3.4 billion of new financing that will strengthen business,…

EU agri-food exports hit record levels following 4 years of increase

April 12, 2019

Agri-Business

The value of EU agri-food exports in January has increased for the fourth year in a row to hit new record levels, according…

Backstop measures ‘complementary’ to tabled deal – Varadkar

March 12, 2019

Agri Politics

Taoiseach of Ireland Leo Varadkar has given his backing to the package of legally-binding measures agreed between the European Union and the UK…

Glyphosate debate: ‘If we can’t trust science, what do we base policy on?’

October 13, 2017

Tillage

The European debate on glyphosate has led one Irish MEP to question what policy should be based on, if policymakers can’t trust science?…

Butter is better than ever as prices hit a new record high

May 17, 2017

Agri-Business

Butter prices across Europe have climbed to a record high, with wholesale averages reaching €439 per 100kg last week. The European Commission’s data…

Farm organisations to call for 1c/L hike in milk prices

May 4, 2017

Dairy

There is a strong possibility that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will call on the dairy co-ops to increase milk prices by 1c/L…

Pasta solo! Poor weather sends European tomato prices through the roof

May 3, 2017

Agri-Business

Spain’s summer glut of tomatoes is so immense that one town in the province of Valencia holds the Tomatina, a glorious festival of…

Spanish holding to become Europe’s largest dairy farm with 20,000 cows

April 15, 2017

Dairy

A farm under construction in the province of Soria in Spain is planning to have a 20,000-cow milking capacity which, if it goes…

European bird flu outbreaks ‘shouldn’t worry’ Irish poultry producers

November 12, 2016

Pig/Poultry

Irish poultry producers shouldn’t be worried about recent outbreaks of bird flu across Europe, according to the Chairman of the IFA’s Poultry Committee…

Over 27,000 birds destroyed due to bird flu outbreaks in Europe

November 6, 2016

Over 27,000 birds have died or have been destroyed in EU Member States due to several cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, according…

Less than 2% of land used for organic farming in Ireland

October 26, 2016

Organic farming made up just 1.6% of the available agricultural land in Ireland in 2015, the second lowest in Europe, the latest Eurostat figures…

Europe leads the world in dairy processing investments

April 12, 2016

Dairy

Europe has led the world in investment in the dairy processing industry over the past three years. Since 2012 €4.4 billion has been…

A forest the size of Sligo and Leitrim is needed to tackle Ireland’s global warming targets

December 15, 2015

Environment

Growing a forest the size of the entire of Sligo and Leitrim would allow Ireland meet its 2030 global warming targets, according to Institute…

‘Pat Smith rewarded for unfavourable CAP deal for majority of farmers’

November 28, 2015

Agri-Business

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association is calling on the IFA leadership to clarify their position on the outcome the last CAP…

‘Global markets will determine the future of Irish agriculture’

September 11, 2015

Agri-Business

Securing more markets outside the EU will help underpin the future of Irish agriculture, according to Aidan O’Driscoll, Secretary General of the Department…

Butter production up 20.8% year-on-year

September 1, 2015

Dairy

Butter production in Ireland for July 2015 was up 20.8% year-on-year, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. Comparing the…

Over 20,000t of Irish butter offered to PSA scheme

August 20, 2015

Dairy

The quantity of Irish butter offered to the EU’s Private Storage Aid (PSA) scheme broke the 20,000t mark last week, according to latest…

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