Heydon promises delayed farm payment by the weekend
Overdue farm subsidies will start to be distributed “before the weekend”, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon TD has promised. The payments should have gone out last…
EU approves extra support for farmers battling high fertiliser prices
The Council of the European Union has approved “urgent and targeted financial support” to farmers struggling with high fertiliser prices as a result of the war in the Middle East.…
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…
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…
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…
Court rejects Irish Grass Fed Beef status challenge
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the European Commission followed due process when Irish Grass Fed Beef was registered for protected name status. An Bord Bia (the Irish…
Harris promises cheaper petrol but farmers plead for help too
Ireland’s Finance Minister has promised to cut petrol prices to help ease pressure on drivers here caused by the war in the Middle East. The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance…
Tofu steak off the menu as EU bans name
Only meat will be able to use terms like steak, wings or tenderloin under EU rules agreed between farming ministers and MEPs. Negotiators pushed back on proposals to a ban…
EU to start applying Mercosur deal
The European Commission plans to put the Mercosur trade agreement into force as soon as possible after the deal was ratified by Argentina and Uruguay. The controversial trade deal between…
Auditors raise concerns about merging EU farm funds
Plans for a radical overhaul of EU subsidies for farmers risks unbalancing the playing field, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has warned. Under the EU’s budget proposals for 2028…