EU
MEPs vote for Commission to tackle unfair trading practices
MEPs in Brussels have today voted for the European Commission to put forward proposals against unfair trading practices in the food...
EU
Environment
Everything you need to know about glyphosate
Glyphosate is an active substance used for the production of pesticides, which has been authorised in the EU since 2002...
EU
Ever wanted to buy land in Poland? Well now you can't
New Polish land laws have come into effect meaning that if you wanted to buy some agricultural land in the eastern...
EU
Brexit a gamble the UK cannot afford to take - Lord Alan Sugar
Brexit is a gamble that Britain cannot afford to take Lord Alan Sugar of the TV show The Apprentice has said...
EU
EU to vote on glyphosate Monday as Commission asks for approval extension
EU Member States have been asked to vote again on glyphosate’s re-authorisation on Monday, June 6, in Brussels, following last...
Beef
Carthy calls for suspension of Mercosur trade talks after Brazil President is ousted
Matt Carthy, the Sinn Féin MEP, has reiterated his calls for the suspension of negotiation on the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement....
EU
Member States have a month to decide on a stance on glyphosate
With one month to go until the June 30 deadline for a decision on re-authorising glyphosate, discussions are still on-going...
Arable
Good yield outlook for EU cereals despite April weather conditions
The current prospects for EU-28 yields are above the five-year average with the latest forecast from MARS, the EU Crop Monitoring...
Dairy
Milk powder mountain continues to grow as EU struggles to find solutions
Sales of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) into intervention has reached 216,791t since the start of the year and is now...
EU
EU agri-food exports to third countries jump in March to €11.3 billion
EU agri-food exports to third countries in March 2016 were worth €11.3 billion, which the European Commission has said is...
Dairy
‘Russian ban on EU food to remain in place until at least 2018’
A leading Russian commentator on dairy markets has said that the Russian ban on EU foods is likely to remain...
Dairy
EU to relook at intervention after record volumes of powder offered
The European Commission will look at skim milk powder intervention ceilings in the coming days, after 22,000t of skim milk...
Environment
Glyphosate re-authorisation pushed back by Member States
A vote was not held today in Brussels on the re-authorisation of glyphosate as the European Commission said that it...
EU
France to ban glyphosate - regardless of EU vote this week
Glyphosate will be banned in France – whether or not the EU decides this week to renew the authorisation of...
Beef
No increase in spread of Bluetongue to France's north coast
There has been no increase in the spread of Bluetongue to France’s northern coast ,according to the latest information from...
Environment
New report finds Glyphosate 'unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans'
Glyphosate, the chemical used in Monsanto’s Roundup, is unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet, a...
EU
EU Agriculture Ministers meet amid Europe wide dairy crisis
EU Agriculture Ministers will meet in Brussels today as dairy markets continue to contract across Europe. The Commission will update...
Dairy
Former Ag Minister calls for 'proper intervention price' for dairy sector
The former Minister for Agriculture has called for Brussels to raise its dairy intervention price owing to what he said...
