Dairy
More details of the EU's Milk Reduction Scheme revealed
Farmers who fail to reduce milk production for the full amount offered (14c/L) under the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will...
EU
Dairy
Here's how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores
There was a steep drop in offers of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention measure for the week...
Beef
Suggestion to limit journey times for bringing animals to slaughter dismissed
A suggestion to limit the journey times of animals that are being brought to slaughter has been shot down by...
EU
EU agri-food exports increase 2.1% year-on-year
The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over...
Agri-Business
European Commission to investigate Dow DuPont merger
The European Commission has opened an in-depth probe to assess whether the proposed merger of Dow and DuPont is in...
Dairy
Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention
There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public...
Environment
Glyphosate an unlikely carcinogen to humans - new report finds
Glyphosate is unlikely to be carcinogenic to humans, a new report on the herbicide commissioned by the Environmental Protection Authority...
Environment
New rules around the use of glyphosate to come into effect in two weeks
New rules which restrict the conditions around the use of glyphosate in the European Union are to come into effect in...
Dairy
Global milk production appears to be stabilising
Global milk production is beginning to stabilise, with the combined milk production of the five key exporting regions, the EU,...
Dairy
24,228t of SMP offered to intervention in three weeks after ceiling increases
Some 24,228t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the public intervention system in the three weeks after...
EU
UK Agriculture Minister doesn't commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit
The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...
Dairy
More details emerge of the EU's Milk Supply Reduction Scheme
More detail of the EU’s new Milk Supply Reduction Scheme has emerged this week. Last week, the Commissioner for Agriculture and...
EU
Frenchman to lead EU negotiations on Brexit
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has appointed Michel Barnier as Chief Negotiator in charge of leading the European Commission Negotiations...
Dairy
No let up in offerings of SMP from Member States into intervention
Member States offered 6,613t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) to the public intervention system last week, the latest EU Milk Market...
Other
'Reducing milk production will have little benefit in the long-run'
The proposed Voluntarily Milk Reduction Scheme will not benefit Northern Ireland’s dairy industry in the long-term, according to Ulster Farmers’...
Environment
Stricter emission limits for agricultural machinery become law
The European Council approved new requirements to reduce pollutant emissions, such as dust particles and nitrogen oxides, from engines of...
Beef
EU beef production to further increase in 2016
In 2016, gross EU beef production is expected to further increase by 2.4%, driven by higher slaughterings and very dynamic...
Arable
EU member states agree restrictions on the use of Glyphosate
EU Member States today supported a European Commission proposal to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate in the EU....
