Agri-Business
Falling oil prices to impact positively on EU farm production costs
The lower oil prices projected for the next 12 months will lead to a reduction in energy-related production costs across all...
European Commission
Dairy
UK politicians call for hike in dairy intervention prices
The EU Commission must increase intervention prices as a short term measure to mitigate the impact of volatility on the...
Dairy
Calls for superlevy to be reinvested in dairy sector
Calls have been made to reinvest monies received by the European Commission through superlevy bills in the dairy sector by...
EU
New measures to help young farmers access credit expected this year - Hogan
New measures to make it easier for young farmers to access credit are expected to be announced this year, the...
EU
'Simplification of the CAP is not simple'
Simplification of the CAP is not simple, according to Professor Alan Matthews, who says that while EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil...
EU
EU outlook for 2015 to be dominated by dairy, says ICOS
The first quarter of 2015 promises to be very busy from an EU agri-legislation front. As January looms, the new...
EU
First Rural Development plans approved by EU
The European Commission has today approved the first three of 118 Rural Development Programmes. EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner...
Dairy
European Commission extends storage aid scheme
The European Commission recently voted in favour of extending applications for Private Storage Aid (PSA) for butter and SMP by...
Opinion
Does the dairy industry need EU supports?
With less than four months go to until milk quotas are abolished, calls are being made for the introduction of...
Agri-Business
Rural Development spending plan agreed with European Commission
The European Commission has adopted a ‘Partnership Agreement’ with Ireland setting down the strategy for the optimal use of European...
