Agri-Business
IED: Higher share of farms to be impacted than thought
Proposed changes to the Industrial Emission Directive (IED) will impact a larger proportion of EU farms than previously thought. However,...
Industrial Emissions Directive
Agri-Business
Family farms 'should not be regulated like industry' - Minister
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that family farms should not be regulated like industrial...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Agri Politics
Environment ministers discuss farm permits to reduce pollution
Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has agreed to “improving” the level of environmental ambition to reduce the...
Agri-Business
Permits plan 'could jeopardise viability of Irish farms'
The European Commission’s plan to widen the scope of farms that would require permits to operate “could jeopardise the viability...
Beef
Ireland tells EU that farm permit system will be 'onerous'
The European Commission’s plan to extend a permitting system to a greater number of farms in the EU has been...
Agri-Business
Copa Cogeca: Family farming will pay a high price under permit proposal
Copa Cogeca, which lobbies for 22 million European farmers has said that thousands of family livestock farms will be unfairly...
Agri-Business
EU emissions proposal is 'bureaucratic nightmare' for farmers - MEP
The European Commission’s proposal to update the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) will do little to address environmental challenges, according to...
Agri-Business
MEP 'alarmed' by proposed extension of EU emissions directive
An Irish MEP said that he is “alarmed” by reports that the EU Commission may extend the scope of the...