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EU Plant Protection Product legislation, one of the strictest in the world, is not working effectively – giving rise to duplication of effort…
It may be time to consider linking farm safety standards on farms to direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in “extreme”…
Seeing the potential implications of a no-deal Brexit should be a wake-up call for the UK about the importance of reaching a withdrawal…
Brexit cannot be allowed to undermine the dairy sector on the island, according to MEP Mairead McGuinness The First Vice-President of the European…
The current fodder crisis is a European-wide problem that needs to be addressed at European level as well as at national level, according…
The “idyllic portrayal” of the family farm is “far removed” from the hard reality of day-to-day tasks undertaken by farmers dealing with heavy…
The fodder situation on many family farms in the country is extremely serious and requires detailed and urgent attention, according to MEP and…
The European Parliament’s adoption of the Integrated Farm Statistics Regulation will result in a new requirement to record details of farm accidents and…
A dispute over which of the European Parliament committees has control over drafting the European Parliament’s position on the reform of the Common…
Rising concern about resistance to antibiotic treatment – and the potentially catastrophic consequences for humans and animals – is behind an agreement just…
Yesterday’s UK paper on Brexit is a long-overdue step that is insufficient and incomplete, according to Mairead McGuinness, MEP and First Vice-President of…
Future direct payments for Irish farmers were the focus for Mairead McGuinness on Friday (June 1), following the publication of the Common Agricultural…
Initiatives to improve farm safety may be included as mandatory measures in Pillar 11 in the upcoming CAP reform proposals, Mairead McGuinness MEP…
The Irish Aubrac Cattle Breed Society celebrated 20 years going strong at the weekend – during which guest speaker Mairead McGuinness said the…
The European Commission has confirmed that it is working on plans to allow member states to apply a zero VAT rate to all…
The European Parliament will debate the pressing issue of farm accidents and fatalities in May, MEP and First Vice-President of the European Parliament…
New targets demanding the reduction of emissions coming from agriculture by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, have been approved by the…
Irish MEP and First Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness, has stated that the publication of the EU Commission’s proposals on the banning of Unfair…
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