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
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...
EU
Opposition grows towards EU plans on bans of GM feed
Opposition is growing towards the European Commission’s plans that would allow national bans on farmers’ use of genetically modified (GM) animal...
Pig/Poultry
EU pig numbers could be starting to fall
There are tentative indications that the EU pig herd is starting to decline, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
Sheep
EU sheepmeat imports up 15% from 2014
EU sheepmeat imports increased by 15% from last year in the first quarter of 2015, according to Eblex, the organisations...
Arable
EU forecasts increase in maize and barley production
The European Commission has increased its estimates for both maize and barley production in 2015/16 in its latest balance sheet and...
Dairy
EU wholesale dairy markets continue to fall in May
EU wholesale markets for dairy products fell again in May as pressure from supply remains, according to Dairyco. Prices across most...
EU
EU institutions reach provisional agreement on animal health laws
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on the outstanding issues concerning the proposal...
