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The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has argued that farmers should vote for candidates who will be willing to ‘fight on their backs’ for…
The decision by MEPs to back another round of proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 “will benefit everyone in rural…
The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, March 26) voted to end the practice of changing the clocks for spring and autumn. The traditional…
Independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said that he is “excited by the prospects” of reaching “full convergence” on direct payments to farmers…
Today’s formal adoption and overwhelming support by the European Parliament on the directive to tackle unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food…
Andrew Doyle, the Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture, has announced that he will seek the Fine Gael nomination for the…
Some concern is mounting over the possible need for “transitional arrangements” to be implemented ahead of the introduction of the next Common Agricultural…
The EU and its member states must “get tougher” on enforcing existing rules on protecting transported animals and penalise all offenders, the European…
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee endorsed new rules to better protect farmers against buyers’ unfair trading practices earlier today (Wednesday, January 23). The…
Plans to reuse treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation to counter water scarcity were backed by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday (January 22).…
Plans to increase trust in the EU approval procedure of pesticides, by making it more transparent and accountable, were given the green light…
The European Parliament is set to hold a major vote on the EU policy regarding pesticides later today (Wednesday, January 16). The vote…
EU pesticide policy is under scrutiny and review – but is in danger of being overly politicised, with scientific rigor taking second place…
The emergence of a growing number of farm representative entities across the country will ultimately “dilute the strength” of the Irish farmers’ voice…
The European Parliament has adopted plans today (Thursday, October 25) to limit the use of antibiotics on farms in order to keep food…
Negotiations on a new directive that will aim to protect farmers against buyers’ unfair trading practices (UTPs) will begin today (Thursday, October 25).…
The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of an agreed EU/UK approach on trade policy post-Brexit as applied via…
A new set of draft rules that aim to improve the protection of farmers against Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) were approved by the…
