Other
EU storage aid scheme for pigmeat closed after just 3 weeks
The pigmeat Private Storage Aid Scheme (PSA) open since 4 January 2016 has been closed. The decision comes following a...
EU
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports rise by €500m in November
The value of EU agri-food exports in November 2015 amounted to €10.9 billion, approximately €500 million higher than in November...
EU
Yellow card system to end some of the stress on farmers - Hogan
The new yellow card CAP simplification measure is to help end some of the stress and anxiety farmers feel when...
Agri-Business
Investigation finds Tesco UK 'intentionally' delayed payments to suppliers
The UK’s new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has told Tesco to introduce significant changes to practices and systems after...
Dairy
Dairy farmers should scrap farm subsidies - New Zealand dairy leader
Subsidies have resulted in Irish dairy farmers propping-up other farmers around Europe who should be allowed to fail. That’s according...
N.Ireland
Payment details of North’s 2016 ANC scheme announced
The 2016 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme payment details for farmers in Northern Ireland have been announced by the Minister...
Beef
Farmers urged not to risk importing bluetongue
Farmers have been warned not to let their guard down in the fight against Bluetongue disease. Ulster Farmers Union (UFU)...
EU
New CAP measures do not go far enough for farmers - Carthy
While the announced simplification of the CAP measures is a step in the right direction – they are still inadequate,...
Dairy
UV-treated milk is safe, says European Food Safety Authority
Milk treated with ultraviolet (UV) radiation after pasteurisation has been deemed ‘safe’ under the intended conditions of use as specified by the...
EU
EU sanctions €62m for TB eradication and control programmes
The European Union has committed close to €161m to combat animal diseases and zoonoses in 2016. This is to support eradication,...
Dairy
Pick up in the sale of EU milk powder into intervention
There has been a significant increase in the last three weeks of European countries selling milk powder into public intervention,...
Dairy
Average EU November milk price back 10.6% on November 2014
The November EU weighted average milk price stood at €30.78/100kg (22.40p/L), up €0.24/100kg (0.8%) on the previous month, according to...
World News
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France, with a further three outbreaks over the Christmas period, the World Animal Health Organisation...
EU
Does the CAP benefit more than farmers? 62% of Europeans think so
A recent European Commission survey on what European citizens think of the CAP shows that 62% of EU citizens think...
N.Ireland
A Brexit would be 'detrimental' for the agri-food sector in the North - O'Neill
A British exit (Brexit) from the European Union would be detrimental for Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector, according to the North’s...
EU
How land use will change in the EU over the next 10 years
Agricultural land in the EU has seen a slight reduction over time — in general, because of afforestation and urbanisation...
Pig/Poultry
Over 60 cases of bird flu confirmed in France
To date, there has been 61 highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks in poultry in southwestern France, the French...
EU
EU to continue economic sanctions against Russia
The Council of the European Union has decided to prolong EU economic sanctions against Russia until July 31, 2016. The...
