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This Friday, May 4, MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan will be hosting a conference on generating a livelihood from protected lands in the Bush…
EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan’s retail regulation directive on unfair trading practices in the food chain has been described as “an important…
The European Union currently imports a total of 65,000t of Brazilian beef, the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture has heard. This week, at…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been called upon to cover the cost of carrying out fodder budgets for farmers…
New “omnibus” rules to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from January 2018 provide a “step forward” for young farmers, according to Irish MEP…
The EU’s highly-anticipated White Paper on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, presented by EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan in Brussels, has…
There are proposals afoot to push the next review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) out to 2023, according to Irish MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan.…
By Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the Midlands–North-West constituency Is there any accountability within the entire Department of…
By Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the Midlands–North-West constituency Under pressure from food scandals abroad, international trade deals,…
While such ambitious trade arrangements like CETA can be a cause of concern for sensitive sectors like agriculture, they offer huge opportunities too,…
The 3,900 ‘forgotten farmers’ have been left high and dry by farming organisations and the Irish Government, Trevor Kelly, one of the forgotten…
Farmers might have to take part in a range of new schemes in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions post-2020, according to…
Free-range poultry producers now face a stark choice – allow their flocks outside and risk infection, or keep them confined and face severe…
A new regulation is making its way through the European Parliament which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the land…
Brazil has had no contact from Britain in relation to a trade deal, the Brazilian Minister for Agriculture, Blairo Maggi, confirmed to the…
The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney has been called upon to look at the Phosphorus levels allowable under the current…
A deputation of Irish politicians and farmers affected by the recent floods, headed up by Independent MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan and Independent Galway…
The flooding in south Galway is causing serious problems with homes, farm yards and land under water. Shane Nolan, a tillage farmer and…
