N.Ireland
Polish minister for agriculture resigns over Ukrainian grain imports
Poland’s Henryk Kowalczyk has announced his resignation from his post as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriland understands. European...
EU Commission
Environment
Use of wastewater sludge in fertiliser production proposed
EU member states could see the introduction of rules that would require them to re-use wastewater sludge in fertiliser and...
N.Ireland
EU leaders to push ahead with cap on wholesale gas prices
EU leaders have agreed to continue with plans to introduce a cap on the wholesale price of gas in an...
N.Ireland
Impact of Brexit on NI ag sector highlighted with EU Commission
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has emphasised the ongoing need for direct dialogue between the EU institutions and local representatives. ...
Agri-Business
Renegotiating NI Protocol is ‘unrealistic’ – EU Commission
Vice president of the European (EU) Commission, Maros Sefcovic has ruled out renegotiating the Northern Ireland Protocol. The British government...
EU allocates €200 million to promote agri-food products
The European Commission has announced it will allocate a total of €200.9 million in 2020 to fund promotion activities for...
Arable
Fight to ban GM feed imports in EU labelled ‘scaremongering’
The fight against the importation of genetically-modified (GM) feed or food in Europe has been labelled as “scaremongering” and “a...
Beef
‘If you choose to be vegan, don’t blame others for eating meat’
Choosing to turn vegan for climate change or ethical reasons doesn’t give people the right to appoint blame at meat...
Schemes
EU commissioner designate for agriculture undergoes another grilling from MEPs
The European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has completed its second hearing of the Polish candidate for the agriculture...
Beef
EU live cattle exports expected to ‘weaken significantly’ in second half of 2018
The number of live cattle exported out of the EU during the first half of 2018 was 11% higher than...
N.Ireland
‘We still don’t know what the UK wants’ – EU Commissioner Hogan tells journalists
From a European perspective, the big problem in Brexit talks is that the European Union “still doesn’t know what the...
Arable
EU Commission to restart talks on glyphosate re-authorisation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the European Commission’s plan to re-authorise glyphosate for ten years. The European Commission...
Beef
EU blocks imports from 4 Brazilian meat plants, as crisis unfolds
The EU Commission has asked the Brazilian government to stop all meat consignments from companies highlighted in that country’s ‘rotten...
Opinion
Why not play Brussels at its own game?
The European Commission is telling the world that its milk reduction scheme has worked, so why not get Brussels to...
EU
Hogan confirms October pay out of EU aid package
All EU aid monies will be paid out to farmers by the end of October, according to European Agriculture Commissioner...
Beef
EU to become more dependent on dairy beef
The EU is set to become more dependent on beef sourced from the dairy herd. The European beef herd is...
