Agri Politics
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, says she expects commissioners to be "particularly vigilant about compliance".
Beef
No doubt the debate on how to deliver sustainability for Ireland’s national suckler herd will gather greater momentum over the coming months.
Opinion
The comments made by Phil Hogan this week in Brussels, in the wake of the CAP budget negotiations, are extremely concerning.
The trading of farmer entitlements makes a mockery of what the Common Agricultural Policy was set up to do in the first place
Expectations are growing that Phil Hogan is about to get tough with the EU's supermarkets in ways that will deliver better producer returns
Given the state of international markets, Glanbia could have held off for at least another month in deciding to reduce farm gate milk prices.
Talk of degressive support payments to farmers is a distraction from the core issue of how the European Union (EU) will be future financed.
Irish agri-food will be breathing a sigh of relief following the speech made by DEFRA Secretary Michael Gove to the Oxford Farming Conference.
It looks like Phil Hogan is, at last, making a real impression in his role as EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Phil Hogan should resign, in the national interest, if he feels that the Mercosur trade deal is going south, from an Irish beef perspective
Irish consumers, north and south, are prepared to pay that little bit more for chicken that has been grown on local farms.
Ophelia is just the latest in a series of severe weather events to hit Ireland's farming industry over the past decade
The European Union's CAP budget may well come under pressure post-Brexit, according to EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan.
Dairy
European Agriculture Ministers meet in Brussels today as Commissioner Hogan is set to unveil a new package of measures to address the current EU dairy market crisis.
European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has given his clearest signal yet that any new aid funds for dairy farmers will be linked to cuts in production.
Dairy farmers must take their responsibility for the continuing increase in production which, given current market conditions, is simply not sustainable, European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan.
Agri-Business
Michael Creed met with Phil Hogan yesterday evening for the first time since the Minister’s appointment.
The Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said that his continued priority is a fair return for farmers for their product.
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan has once again voiced his opposition to increasing intervention prices ahead of a crucial meeting of European Agriculture Ministers next month.
