New EU ‘trade enforcement officer’ might be ‘game-changer’ on Mercosur
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has said the very first item the newly appointed EU Chief Trade...
EU
EU
European farmworker employers reminded of settled status deadline
With just one year to go before the UK Government’s Settled Status Scheme closes, farmers employ seasonal and permanent workers...
Beef
Future of EU-UK trade deal remains unclear
The future of trade deal negotiations between the UK and the EU remains unclear, with the UK’s chief negotiator writing...
EU-UK negotiations set to kick-off next month
It is expected that the first formal meeting between EU and UK free-trade deal negotiators will take place early next...
Agri-Business
EU 27 agree to UK request for Brexit ‘flextension’
The 27 EU member states have agreed to a request from the UK for a further extension to Brexit departure...
N.Ireland
‘As far as the people of this area are concerned the DUP is not interested’
Apart from workers here having to apply for certain status [because of Brexit] there is now also the economic viability...
Beef
EU Commission rejects criticism of EU-US beef agreement
The European Commission has rejected claims that the agreement between the EU and the US on beef trade is a...
Agri-Business
EU and US sign agreement on imports of hormone-free beef
The EU and US have signed an agreement reviewing the functioning of an existing quota to import hormone-free beef into...
Arable
McIntyre: 'What the big pesticides report should have said'
The European Parliament’s committee on pesticides has reached the wrong conclusions and disregarded key evidence, a new report concludes. Anthea...
Agri Politics
Politicians in line of fire at UFU annual dinner
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson has derided Northern Ireland’s politicians for allowing the Stormont Executive and Assembly to...
Dairy
Infant formula - what are the prospects?
According to the international food marketing and research body Gira, the global infant formula market was estimated at 2.7 billion...
Opinion
Paying for cattle on the basis of meat yield just doesn’t stack up
At least one farm stakeholder group in the Republic of Ireland is now calling for cattle to be paid for...
Agri-Business
European Commission to implement no-deal action plan
With the UK’s EU departure date just over 100 days away, the European Commission has ramped up preparations for a...
Opinion
Beef and sheep farmers need Brexit certainty now
Assuming Theresa May gets a Brexit deal across the line with her parliamentary colleagues over the coming weeks, then the...
Opinion
'Guess what, rural businesses are totally unprepared for Brexit - but can't blame them'
So only 20% of rural businesses across the UK are Brexit-proofed. Or, put another way, 80% aren’t. These are astonishing...
Opinion
Is the Brexit deal a case of perfect timing?
They say that timing is everything in life. And where Theresa May is concerned, the fact that she has left...
Opinion
It’s time to sort out the UK’s post-Brexit farm support budget
Stakeholder groups can talk about the post-Brexit support policies required by the farming industry until they are blue in the...
Opinion
Could Brexit be an opportunity for UK GM advancements?
As is always the case, UK farmers are being encouraged to do everything in their power to control input costs...
