Beef
What does the future hold for the European suckler cow numbers?
The number of suckler cows present on EU-15 farms, which includes Ireland, is expected to decline in the coming years,...
Beef
The number of suckler cows present on EU-15 farms, which includes Ireland, is expected to decline in the coming years,...
Dairy
Recovery of the dairy market is guaranteed as long as the industry produces what the market demands, Commissioner Phil Hogan...
Dairy
A tender procedure to release the first amounts (22,500t) of skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention stocks will...
EU
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan, is on an official visit to Hong Kong, Vietnam and Indonesia with EU agri-food...
Sheep
Formal approval by the European Commission of Ireland’s €25m Animal Welfare Sheep Scheme is expected “by year end”, the Secretary General...
Agri-Business
There appears to be an increasing push at European level for fruit and vegetable growers to establish Producer Organisations. The...
Dairy
Following four consecutive years of increase, the number of dairy cows in December is expected to decline in the EU-15 by 0.5% in...
EU
Plans to authorise five genetically modified organism (GMO) products by the European Commission have been opposed by the European Parliament....
Agri-Business
The increasing prospect of a hard Brexit deal for the UK heightens the prospects of the Irish border being re-established...
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Executive was forced to pay the European Commission a total of £19m last year due to failures...
Dairy
EU milk production is continuing to slow down, with the latest figures from the European Milk Market Observatory (MMO) showing...
Arable
Three genetically modified organisms (GMOs) soybean varieties for food/feed uses have been approved by the European Commission and Monsanto has...
Dairy
The European Union’s share of the world dairy market is on the rise, according to latest figures from the European...
EU
With one month to go until the June 30 deadline for a decision on re-authorising glyphosate, discussions are still on-going...
EU
Germany has been referred to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to take stronger measures to combat water...
Beef
Irish farmers are now being paid more for R3 heifers than farmers in the UK, recent figures from the European...
Environment
The European Parliament has voted to renew glyphosate for a further seven years, following a meeting of MEPs in Luxembourg...
Sheep
New Zealand, the main suppliers of lamb to the EU, has posted lower production figures for February this year. Recent...