Beef
'You cannot improve on perfection' - Ming on Irish beef
An Irish MEP has called the Mercosur deal an “abomination” and argued that Europe already has access to the most...
Beef
An Irish MEP has called the Mercosur deal an “abomination” and argued that Europe already has access to the most...
Agri Politics
In a recent meeting with nominee for the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan...
Sponsored
Anaerobic digestate, the by-product of anaerobic digestion (AD), offers a solution that can give farmers a competitive edge. Modern Irish...
Agri Politics
The recently announced draft EU/Mercosur trade deal has been described as “the ultimate hypocrisy and betrayal of farmers and the...
Agri Politics
The ‘draft implementing act’ for the EU’s half of the €100 million beef fund is “targeting” the national suckler herd,...
Beef
Farmers’ thinking and expectations are being “conditioned” by the “drip feed of information” on the €100 million beef aid fund,...
Agri Politics
Midlands-North West MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan is in the running to hold his seat in the European Parliament, following the...
Forestry
An independent MEP for the Midlands-North West region has criticised the European Commission on forestry policy that has resulted in...
Agri Politics
Unfair trading practices (UTPs) pose “a serious threat” to farmers in the food supply chain and are “ultimately detrimental to...
Sponsored
Liver fluke disease is a well-known parasitic infection of cattle and sheep which can cause serious production losses in these animals. It...
Environment
This Friday, May 4, MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan will be hosting a conference on generating a livelihood from protected lands...
CAP / Schemes
EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan’s retail regulation directive on unfair trading practices in the food chain has been described...
Beef
The European Union currently imports a total of 65,000t of Brazilian beef, the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture has heard....
Grass
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been called upon to cover the cost of carrying out fodder...
Agri Politics
New “omnibus” rules to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from January 2018 provide a “step forward” for young farmers, according...
Agri-Business
The EU’s highly-anticipated White Paper on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, presented by EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan...
Sponsored
Do you want to be paid to share your opinion? Irish farmers have faced significant media coverage over issues, such...
Agri Politics
There are proposals afoot to push the next review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) out to 2023, according to Irish MEP...
Opinion
By Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the Midlands–North-West constituency Is there any accountability within the...
Opinion
By Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the Midlands–North-West constituency Under pressure from food scandals abroad,...
Agri Politics
While such ambitious trade arrangements like CETA can be a cause of concern for sensitive sectors like agriculture, they offer...