Environment
Representatives of the European Parliament and the presidency of the EU have agreed to a delay of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Agri-Business
MEPs have voted to "simplify" the EU’s deforestation law, which was adopted in 2023 aiming to ensure products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
Forestry
The Council of the EU, which is made up of member state ministers, is to seek a "targeted revision" of the controversial EUDR.
The European Commission has proposed targeted solutions to ensure a smooth implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has said that the proposed one-year delay to the...
The ICMSA has welcomed the proposed delay to the EUDR but nonetheless called for it to be substantially changed.
The EU Deforestation Regulation is set to be delayed again due to what the European Commission said was a lack of capacity in its IT systems.
A Cambridge University study reported that deforestation for farmland is causing around 60% more damage to biodiversity than estimated.
A data analytics company believes deforestation is no longer just a reputational concern, it is now a material risk with "regulatory teeth".
The European Commission has published the first benchmarking list, which classifies countries according to their risk of deforestation.
The ICMSA has said that the EU Deforestation Regulation "makes a mockery" out of the EU's efforts to simplify regulations for farms.
The European Commission has provided "further simplifications" to facilitate the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
The European Parliament has given its final sign-off to the proposed delay to the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
The ICSA has described a decision by the European Parliament to propose changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) as "common sense".
The EU Parliament has voted to amend and postpone the EU Deforestation Regulation which is due to come into force at the end of this year.
Agri Politics
The new EU Deforestation Regulation 'should' use existing data sources for monitoring, according to chair of the livestock committee for ICMSA
An Irish MEP has criticised the European Commission's decision to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation by 12 months.
Additional guidance documents have been published by the EU Commission to 'strengthen' the new EU deforestation law
Beef
An Irish MEP has said that a proposed new EU rule on deforestation is "a threat to the Irish beef industry".
Farmers who are selling cattle from January 1, 2025, will be required to identify the locations where these animals grazed...
Business advisory group, Baker Tilly has warned of 'extensive' penalties for non-compliance with new EU deforestation regulations
The US start-up, Savor, which has just received financial support from Bill Gates, is paving the way for the production of synthetic butter
Rural Life
A meeting of EU agriculture ministers has heard calls for predictable policies for farmers, with Minister McConalogue supporting those calls.
