Dairy
A new European project aimed at transforming the dairy sector has been launched in 14 countries to promote the Cow-Calf Contact (CCC) system.
Agri-Business
A "radical rethink" of Europe's Farm to Fork Strategy is needed under the next European Commission, DII director, Conor Mulvihill has said.
Agri Politics
A legal action has been launched against the European Commission over its "failure to deliver its commitment to ban caged farming".
Environment
Taxes, bans and product reformulations should be considered to encourage consumers to shift to a more plant-based diet, an EU report has said.
The MEP questioned an EU commissioner on the lack of impact assessments regarding the Farm to Fork and the EU Biodiversity Strategy.
Many European Green party members feel the revised CAP subsidises many practices that aren't environmentally aware, said Minister Hackett.
A new survey carried out by food awareness organisation, ProVeg International, has revealed the...
The European Food Safety Authority has launched a period of consultation on draft animal welfare methodology for the Farm to Fork Strategy.
The EU announced an increased availability of biological pesticides through new rules for micro-organisms used in plant protection products.
A commission report on Farm to Fork - published in August - was ready for publication in January, European media reports have claimed.
The future of the EU's Agri-food Promotion Policy is currently the focus of a major review to...
Teagasc has launched the AgroFossilFree project in association with the Centre for Research and Technology–Hellas (CERTH).
Tillage
Agriculture is often deemed the main user of plant protection products. Tractors and sprayers travel the roads and are visible to the public.
Beef
Dr. Frédéric Leroy of the Food Science and Biotechnology Department at Vrije Universiteit Brussel on the EU's vision for plant-based diets.
The EU's Farm to Fork Strategy "must mean a reversal of the traditional EU approach" of prioritising cheap food, according to Pat McCormack
Irish agriculture "cannot continue to expand forever" due to limitations of the environment and climate change, an MEP has warned.
Is the EU Commission's latest plan to simply import from countries in which food is not produced 'sustainably'?
The EU will aim to place higher sustainability expectations on trade partners in terms of food production.
The Farm to Fork strategy will dramatically change the face of European agriculture into the future and directly affect how farmers farm.
Moving towards a more plant-based diet with less red and processed meat has been identified as a "less risky" route of travel for the EU.
Farming practices that remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere should be rewarded, according to the European Commission.
The EU's 'Farm to Fork' and 'Biodiversity' strategies will be challenging for Irish farming, the Minister for Agriculture has acknowledged.
