EU promises farming ‘generational renewal’
The European Commission has set out a plan which it says will support young farmers and attract more people to farming. The European Commission for Agriculture, Christophe Hansen, has previously…
Environment Commissioner to visit Ireland
The EU’s Environment Commissioner, Jessika Roswall, will visit Ireland next month, the government has confirmed. It comes as ministers step up their case to try to convince the EU to…
EU proposes Mercosur safeguards
The European Commission has proposed new safeguards which it says will strengthen protections for EU farmers following the Mercosur agreement. The European Union has agreed in principle to the EU-Mercosur…
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 organic farming laggard
Ireland continues to lag behind the rest of Europe for organic farming. Latest data compiled by the EU’s statistics agency suggests only around two per cent of Ireland’s agricultural land…