Agri-Business
The European Commission is seeking the public's views on plans to ease rules around the use of certain liquid digestates by farmers.
A single EU-wide 'rulebook' to reduce harmful emissions from pig and poultry farming is expected to make life simpler for Irish farmers.
Agri Politics
An "ambitious" €1.62 trillion budget, has today (October 10) been proposed in a revised negotiating box for the next long-term EU budget.
Rural Life
Low incomes and a "negative" public image are among the reasons behind the lack of attractiveness of farming in Ireland.
Beef
An EU health and food safety official has indicated that beef from Brazil will be banned from the EU for at least two years.
Uruguay has successfully retained its eligibility to export beef to the EU, following an audit by European Commission officials.
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) called for import standards to be upheld after concerns were raised about poultry controls in Thailand.
MEP Seán Kelly has expressed confidence that a proposed safeguard under CBAM will be adopted, despite the EU Parliament voting against it.
Although EU funding is helping them to become more competitive, fruit and vegetable producer organisations are losing ground.
Pig/Poultry
A range of resources to help farmers prevent the spread of avian influenza have been published.
European farmers have welcomed proposed changes to public procurement rules.
Brazil claimed it has made progress towards resuming poultry and honey exports to the EU following the completion of an audit in the country.
Brazilian Beef
The Brazilian government has expressed "deep concern" over the EU decision to suspend meat imports from the South Amercian country.
Farmers have welcomed a total ban on beef from Brazil entering the EU from Thursday (September 3).
Ciaran Mullooly has said the office of the EU's health chief has confirmed to him that a ban on beef from Brazil will start from Thursday.
Brazil
The European Commission said discussions with Brazil are "ongoing" ahead of an expected halt to Brazilian beef and poultry exports next week.
Schemes
An event will take place which will see digital developers work with the agri-sector to look at ways to cut paperwork for farmers.
The EU will carry out an audit in Brazil later this month which could lead to Brazilian poultry exports avoiding a potential ban.
Bluetongue
The department has said the implications for livestock trade of revised EU rules on bluetongue are expected to become clear next month.
The EU has moved to reclassify bluetongue virus under its animal disease laws, which is expected to result in less mandatory restrictions.
45 MEPs, including Irish ones, have called on the head of the EU Commission to ease rules around granting permits for agri-infrastructure.
Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly is campaigning for "stronger origin labelling" on imported beef.
The European Commission has today (Friday, July 31) adopted measures to help farmers with fertiliser costs.
