Farms on foot and mouth alert
Irish farmers have been out on alert for foot and mouth disease (FMD) after an outbreak was detected in Germany. Ireland has been foot and mouth free since 2001. That…
EU approves scheme to compensate Irish farmers for Ukraine war losses
The European Commission has approved €32.5 million in state aid to help Irish farmers who, the government says, have been hit by the impact of the Ukraine war. The funding…
EU agrees Mercosur trade deal despite Irish reservations
The European Commission has agreed a trade deal with south America after 25 years of negotiations. The political agreement covers EU trade with Mercosur countries, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and…
Farm deaths chronically under-recorded
The number of people killed and injured on farms across Europe is significantly higher than previously thought, an Irish-led project has discovered. Agriculture is already classed as one of the…
Farming faces ageing ‘cliff-edge’
Farming is facing a “demographic cliff” edge, the incoming European Commissioner for Agriculture has warned. 90 per cent of Europe’s farmers are aged over 40, he said. Christophe Hansen faced…
Ireland’s plans for greener farming do not match the EU’s climate ambitions – watchdog
Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan will help to make farming greener, but not at the pace that the EU demands, that’s according to the European Court of Auditors (ECA).…
Ireland may get EU nitrates extension
The woman nominated to be the EU’s next Environment Commissioner would be willing to consider granting Ireland more time to meet environmental targets, that’s according to an Irish MEP. Ciaran…
EU agriculture market ‘stabilising’
EU agricultural markets are showing “positive signs of stabilising as input costs have steadily declined over the past months and food inflation has returned to a moderate rate” – that’s…
EU to challenge China’s Irish dairy probe
The European Commission has asked the World Trade Organization to intervene in an argument over exports of dairy products to China. The EU wants the WTO to challenge China’s so-called…
McConalogue reveals lobbying EU for farm funding beyond 2027
Farmers must be properly paid through the EU into the future, says Charlie McConalogue. EU agriculture ministers are meeting in Brussels today. The current Common Agricultural Policy runs until 2027,…