Environment
New rules around the use of glyphosate to come into effect in two weeks
New rules which restrict the conditions around the use of glyphosate in the European Union are to come into effect in...
EU
Dairy
Global milk production appears to be stabilising
Global milk production is beginning to stabilise, with the combined milk production of the five key exporting regions, the EU,...
Dairy
24,228t of SMP offered to intervention in three weeks after ceiling increases
Some 24,228t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the public intervention system in the three weeks after...
EU
UK Agriculture Minister doesn't commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit
The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...
Dairy
More details emerge of the EU's Milk Supply Reduction Scheme
More detail of the EU’s new Milk Supply Reduction Scheme has emerged this week. Last week, the Commissioner for Agriculture and...
EU
Frenchman to lead EU negotiations on Brexit
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has appointed Michel Barnier as Chief Negotiator in charge of leading the European Commission Negotiations...
Dairy
No let up in offerings of SMP from Member States into intervention
Member States offered 6,613t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) to the public intervention system last week, the latest EU Milk Market...
Other
'Reducing milk production will have little benefit in the long-run'
The proposed Voluntarily Milk Reduction Scheme will not benefit Northern Ireland’s dairy industry in the long-term, according to Ulster Farmers’...
Environment
Stricter emission limits for agricultural machinery become law
The European Council approved new requirements to reduce pollutant emissions, such as dust particles and nitrogen oxides, from engines of...
Beef
EU beef production to further increase in 2016
In 2016, gross EU beef production is expected to further increase by 2.4%, driven by higher slaughterings and very dynamic...
Arable
EU member states agree restrictions on the use of Glyphosate
EU Member States today supported a European Commission proposal to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate in the EU....
Dairy
Commission looking at ways to incentivise farmers to cut milk production - Hogan
The European Commission is looking at how it could incentivise farmers to cut their milk production in order to combat...
Environment
Key EU decision on agricultural emissions expected this month
A key EU proposals on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is set to be announced later this month, according to the...
EU
Hogan commits to CAP payments for UK farmers until they leave
European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that UK farmers will continue to receive EU payments until the UK completely leaves...
N.Ireland
Brexit: 'You make your bed and you lie in it'
Voting in the Brexit referendum was a personal choice – you make your bed and lie in it, Jim Nicholson...
N.Ireland
Brexit: ‘You make your bed and you lie in it’
Voting in the Brexit referendum was a personal choice – you make your bed and lie in it, Jim Nicholson...
Dairy
Russia officially extends embargo on EU food imports
Russia has officially extended its ban on EU food imports until the end of 2017, after the Russian President Vladimir...
Dairy
Another EU dairy package 'will not improve the critical situation facing farmers'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has stressed that while a European dairy package could offer short-term support, it will not...
