Arable
Two GM crops get the green light to be imported into Europe
Two genetically modified (GM) crops have received the green light for import into the EU from the European Food Safety...
EU
Dairy
More EU milk channelled into skim milk powder and butter
The continuation of the Russian import ban is translating mainly into lower exports of cheese despite a strong re-direction of trade to...
Pig/Poultry
Exchange rate hits EU pork producers as prices fall
EU pork prices dropped in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, with limited exchange rate movements a factor in the...
Arable
Exceptionally high EU sugar production in 2014/2015
2014/2015 has been confirmed to be an exceptional year for EU sugar production, according to the European Commission. It says...
Beef
Irish exports of beef to UK back 350t in May
Irish exports of beef and veal to the UK in May 2015 were back 350t on the previous May (2014) after...
EU
The EU spends €4 billion policing farmers every year
Some €4 billion of EU money is spent every year policing farmers to ensure they obey a litany of complex EU...
Dairy
EU's latest projections for EU milk production in 2015 released
Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected to be nearly 1% above 2014, according to the European...
EU
European Agriculture Ministers to meet on GMOs and Russia
Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the EU this month and will chair its first meeting of the Agriculture Council...
Dairy
Has the dairy market finally adjusted to Russian ban?
The world dairy market has adjusted to the Russian ban on imports of food products from the EU, says Ornua...
Dairy
Phil Hogan is living in an ivory tower, says North's Minister of Agriculture
The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan is living in an ‘ivory tower’ and is not recognising the economic pressures...
EU
Responsible use of medicines part of EU vets' five-year plan
Promoting the responsible use of antimicrobials and promoting the ‘One Health’ concept are part of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe’s (FVE)...
EU
CAP simplification a priority over next five years - Hogan
CAP simplification is a priority over the next five years for the EU Agricultural and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan....
EU
MEPs vote to ban cloning farm animals, cloned food and imports
MEPs have voted on a draft law to ban the cloning of farm animals, their descendants and cloned food, feed...
EU
'EU must decide GMO stance at national level'
The deadlock around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) needs to end, according to EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis. The Commissioner...
Dairy
30% of Swedish dairy farms now milk with robots
Installing two milking robots on a Swedish farm has given the owners more time with their children they say. Carina...
Agri-Business
The EU is to vote on banning cloned meat this week
On June 17 MEPs from the Environment and Agriculture Committees will vote on draft regulations proposing to ban the cloning of...
Dairy
Pics: A 1,550ha Swedish dairy farm that milks 720 cows
Some 720 dairy cows are milked three times a day on the Skottorps Sateri dairy farm in Sweden which is...
Beef
Argentinian beef exports to EU up 13%
Argentinian beef exports to the European Union (EU) are up 13% to 8,000t from the same time last year, according...
