EU approves Irish farmers’ fuel support
The European Commission has cleared an €85 million state aid package for Irish farmers designed to help the agricultural sector tackle “dramatic” fuel price hikes. The emergency scheme was set…
EU channels €500m to avoid fertiliser crisis
The European Commission will find half a billion Euro to try and fend off a farming fertiliser crisis. The war in the Middle East is causing fertiliser supply issues. The…
High farm inspection failure
Close to half of all farms failed their inspections last year, that’s according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Local authorities are supposed to inspect 4,500 per year. In 2025,…
Ireland not even half way to climate target by 2030, warns EPA
Ireland is set to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2030, compared to a national target of 51 percent, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned. The EPA’s…
Ireland hopes for UK deal during presidency
The Irish government hopes that a number of Brexit deals can be agreed during Ireland’s six-month tenure of the European Council presidency. Negotiators for the EU and UK are currently…
EU announces farm support to avert food price hikes
The European Commission has announced new support for farmers struggling to pay for fertilisers. “Fertilisers are not only an agriculture issue. It is a question of Europe’s food resilience,” said…
EU bans Brazilian beef and animal products
Brazil will not be able to export meat products including beef, chicken, milk and honey to the EU from September due to the use of antibiotics in farming. “Under EU…
EU and Mercosur drop tariffs
The EU-Mercosur trade deal has started to come into force following ratification by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Technically speaking the deal is “provisionally applied” until all EU countries have…
Ireland’s food production ‘vulnerable’ to Iran war
The war in the Middle East is putting pressure on farmers in Ireland, Agriculture Minister, Martin Heydon TD, has warned. “The conflict and the crisis in the Middle East, and…
Martin promises to ‘negotiate strongly’ for farming
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has promised to fight for farmers’ funding as discussions over the EU’s future €2 trillion budget finally get under way. The leaders of the EU’s 27 member…