Environment
Key EU decision on agricultural emissions expected this month
A key EU proposals on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is set to be announced later this month, according to the...
EU
EU
Hogan commits to CAP payments for UK farmers until they leave
European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that UK farmers will continue to receive EU payments until the UK completely leaves...
N.Ireland
Brexit: 'You make your bed and you lie in it'
Voting in the Brexit referendum was a personal choice – you make your bed and lie in it, Jim Nicholson...
Dairy
Russia officially extends embargo on EU food imports
Russia has officially extended its ban on EU food imports until the end of 2017, after the Russian President Vladimir...
Dairy
Another EU dairy package 'will not improve the critical situation facing farmers'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has stressed that while a European dairy package could offer short-term support, it will not...
Dairy
Dry cow treatment taken off the market after reports of cattle deaths
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing the veterinary medicine Velactis (cabergoline) after serious adverse events, including recumbency (lying down...
EU
Farmers along the border find Brexit 'mind-boggling'
Last week, the UK voted to leave the European Union making Brexit a reality for farmers across the UK with...
Dairy
Fall in the levels of milk powder being offered into intervention
The volumes of milk powder being sold into intervention have fallen in recent weeks, according to latest figures from the European...
Dairy
Tankers spray 40,000L of milk over EU buildings in Luxembourg in protest
Protesting Belgian farmers sprayed some 40,000L of milk over the building beside where today’s Council of Agriculture Ministers convened today...
EU
Brexit a reality as UK votes to leave the EU
Brexit has become a reality as the UK has voted to leave the European Union, with 52% of the British electorate...
EU
Final Brexit opinion poll puts Remain side in the lead
The final opinion poll ahead of today’s historic Brexit referendum in the UK has put the Remain side in the...
Beef
'No deal without beef' says key Mercosur official
The head of the Mercosur trading bloc’s negotiating team with the EU has said that there will be no trade...
Dairy
EU milk production growth starting to slow down
New figures from Europe on milk production for April show the EU-28 produced 437m litres of milk per day in the...
EU
UK paper describes Phil Hogan as 'EU's secret Brexit weapon'
Phil Hogan has won praise from some quarters for his efforts to convince UK voters to remain in the EU...
EU
Remain and Leave sides neck-and-neck in latest Brexit poll
The latest poll on the Brexit referendum shows that the Remain side has come back into contention and are now...
EU
David Cameron on Brexit: There will be border controls
Should the UK vote to leave the EU in next Thursday’s Brexit referendum, there will be new border controls between...
EU
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia
The Council of the European Union has today announced that it is to extend its economic sanctions on Russia until June...
Dairy
Over 280,000t of milk powder sold into intervention in 2016
Over 281,000t of milk powder has been sold into public ownership since the start of the year, according to latest...
