Agri Politics
MEP concerned over impact of EU environmental strategies on food security
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has questioned the EU commissioner for food safety on the lack of impact assessments regarding...
Farm to Fork Strategy
Environment
Concern among EU Green party members over CAP environmental impact
Many European Green Party members feel that the revised Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) heavily subsidises agricultural practices that are not...
Environment
Ukraine conflict presents supply challenges for plant-based sector
A new survey carried out by food awareness organisation, ProVeg International, has revealed the impact of the ongoing war in...
Agri-Business
ESFA seeks views on farm animal welfare strategy
The European Food Safety Authority (ESFA) has launched a period of public consultation on the proposed draft methodology for animal...
Environment
New EU rules to increase the use of biological pesticides
The European Commission has announced increased availability of biological pesticides in member states through new rules for micro-organisms used in...
Environment
Commission Farm to Fork report 'was ready in January' - Reports
A report by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) on the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy – which was...
Environment
Agri-food promotion policy must be 'fair and inclusive'
The future of the EU’s Agri-food Promotion Policy is currently the focus of a major review to ensure that such...
Environment
Project launched to combat high usage of fossil fuels in agriculture
Teagasc has launched the AgroFossilFree project in association with the Centre for Research and Technology–Hellas (CERTH). The project aims to tackle...
Tillage
Almost 50% of plant protection products not used in agriculture
Agriculture is often deemed the main user of plant protection products in this country. Tractors and sprayers travel the roads...
Beef
'Not everybody can thrive on vegan or vegetarian diets' - Dr. Frédéric Leroy
One of the key visions set out in the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy – which was published last...
Agri Politics
Farm to Fork 'must mean reversal of cheap food approach'
The EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy “must mean a reversal of the traditional EU approach” of prioritising cheap food at...
CAP / Schemes
'Ireland cannot continue to expand forever' - McGuinness
Irish agriculture “cannot continue to expand, at an exponential rate, forever” due to limitations of the environment and climate change,...
Agri Politics
Is there a hint of hypocrisy in the new 'deal' for Irish and European farmers?
Is the EU Commission’s plan to simply import from countries in which food is not produced ‘sustainably’ and to turn...
Environment
EU to put higher expectations on trade partners under 'Farm to Fork'
The EU will aim to place higher sustainability expectations on its trade partners in terms of food production, according to...
Tillage
How will the new EU strategy affect tillage over the next 10 years?
The EU Commission announced its Farm to Fork Strategy on Wednesday, May 20. The strategy will dramatically change the face...
Beef
EU touts 'a more plant-based diet' - with less red meat
Moving towards a more plant-based diet with reduced levels of red and processed meat has been identified as a “less...
CAP / Schemes
EU aims to reward farms that remove carbon under new business model
Farming practices that remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere should be rewarded in line with the development of new...
Beef
Irish agriculture 'cannot be undermined' by EU policies - Creed
The targets for processing and food production as outlined in the EU’s ‘Farm to Fork’ and ‘Biodiversity’ strategies – published...
