Beef News
Opposition phase of Ireland's PGI application for beef comes to a close
The opposition procedure as part of Ireland’s application to Europe for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for ‘Irish Grass Fed...
Beef News
The opposition procedure as part of Ireland’s application to Europe for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for ‘Irish Grass Fed...
Agri Politics
EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski has announced that the commission is working on special market measures aimed at sectors...
Environment
Farmers will end up “doing more work for the same money” if carbon sequestration and carbon farming gets subsumed into...
Agri-Business
The panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently launched an open...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz...
Agri-Business
The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) has launched a period of public consultation on the proposed draft methodology for animal...
Veterinary
An Irish MEP has accused the EU of “failing to protect farmers and the health of citizens” from imports containing...
biodiversity
The European Commission is taking legal steps against 15 member states, including Ireland, for failing to establish, implement and communicate...
Pig/Poultry
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski has indicated that he is hesitant to use market measures to solve difficulties...
Agri-Business
The EU Commission has issued a call for applications for funding for promotional campaigns for the agri-food sector. In total,...
Agri-Business
An audit by EU Commission officials has found that the system of controls for the entry of goods and animals...
Agri-Business
The European Commission has adopted a ban on food additive titanium dioxide which will come into effect this summer as...
Beef News
A senior official from the European Commission has said that he expects livestock products will continue to be eligible for...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has launched a consultation this week (Tuesday, January 11) on the revision of state aid rules affecting...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission is “offering flexibility” to EU member states that have not yet submitted their Strategic Plans for the...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has published a review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-2020, highlighting the main changes the EU...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has adopted a draft of a new EU directive to enhance environmental protection through the use of...
Rural Life
Irish Rural Link joined the recent online kick-off meeting of the Digital Entrepreneurship for Women (DEW) project, co-founded by the...