Agri Politics
Proposed Brexit Reserve Fund 'essential' for farmers 'likely to take biggest brunt'
The proposed €5 billion Brexit Reserve Fund is “absolutely essential” in the context of the next Brexit deadline at the...
Agri Politics
The proposed €5 billion Brexit Reserve Fund is “absolutely essential” in the context of the next Brexit deadline at the...
Tillage
The European Commission announced exceptional support measures for the wine sector on Tuesday, July 7, while also announcing support for...
Beef
The European Commission is predicting a fall in meat consumption for 2020, due to changes in consumer demand during the...
Environment
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU Court of Justice over what it calls the country’s failure to...
Agri Politics
European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan has announced his intention to withdraw his candidacy from the selection of nominees seeking...
Beef
The European Commission’s Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme, introduced back in April, allocated some €45 million for the private...
Dairy
Irish dairy processors have availed of the European Commission’s Aids to Private Storage (APS) scheme to place 11,194t of butter...
Agri Politics
European Commissioner for Trade Phil Hogan is “exploring” his options regarding a potential candidacy for the role of director-general of...
CAP / Schemes
Reducing the distance between farm and fork was a key theme outlined by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski in...
Environment
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to comply with targets set out by the EU can be achieved in a number...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission’s proposal for a comprehensive Recovery Programme, which will increase the commission’s original 2018 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)...
CAP / Schemes
While the European Commission has presented a new set of proposals for the EU budget for 2021 to 2027 –...
Machinery
A group of MEPs have submitted a priority question to the European Commission in relation to whether a postponement will...
CAP / Schemes
The EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy has been met with a sceptical response from Ireland’s farm organisations following its publication...
Environment
One-quarter of agricultural land in the EU will be under organic farming by the year 2030, according to the EU’s...
Beef
With a meeting of the EU’s agriculture ministers taking place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13, the need for better supports for...
Agri Politics
Environmental sustainability of farming must go hand in hand with the economic one so that food security continues to be...
Rural Life
The European Commission is planning for significant cuts in the use of fertiliser and pesticides as part of the upcoming...