Agri Politics
Sinn Féin urges Irish MEPs to reject EU GMO proposals
Irish MEPs have been called on to reject Tuesday’s vote in the European Parliament on GMOs by Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan....
Agri Politics
Irish MEPs have been called on to reject Tuesday’s vote in the European Parliament on GMOs by Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan....
Tillage
The ongoing GMO study on potatoes at Teagasc Oak Park is focussed on addressing many of the persistent questions that...
Agri Politics
The European Parliament has ruled that Member States should be allowed to determine their own stance on the cultivation of...
Agri Politics
In this Brussels Briefing on Agriculture, AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provide an update on the latest...
Agri Politics
Monsanto has settled with wheat farmers for €1.9m in the US after a number of lawsuits were taken by the farmers...
Agri-Business
The world’s largest study on GMO and pesticide safety was launched in London today. The $25m ‘Factor GMO’ study will...
Agri-Business
Everyone should be concerned about where their food comes from and who picks it, Hollywood actress Eva Longoria told a packed...
National Ploughing Championships
Genetically Modified (GM) foods must be part of the future of Irish agriculture and food production, according to Leo Enright,...
Opinion
Next Spring will see Irish farmers complete their first round of applications for the new Single Payment Scheme (SPS). Let’s...
Agri Politics
Concern is mounting that the TTIP deal with the US could have a negative impact on European food and farming standards...
Agri-Business
The Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority has said it is time to put aside irrational and non-science based...
Tillage
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) expects the 2014 harvest to be in line with expectations of between 58-60 million tonnes....
Agri Politics
A move by the French government to ban Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize MON 810 has been rejected by the...
Opinion
Last week saw the European Commission publish a report, highlighting the growth of the EU’s organic sector. I think, however,...
Environment
The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is to review current EU legislation in the area of Genetically...
Tillage
Barley is making €130/tonne in the north east, according to David Reilly, Drummonds’ branch manager in Ardee. He said that the...
Agri Politics
Decisions taken under Irish law in relation to developments such as Fracking or GMOs could be undermined if the proposal...
Opinion
I read a opinion piece recently lambasting the European attitude to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the ignorance about science....