Agri-Business
As the conflict in the Middle East continues to impact on the cost of farm inputs, the EU is being urged to take "immediate action".
Sheep
MEP Maria Walsh has called on the European Commission to urgently reform EU rules that classify wool as a waste product.
Agri Politics
Farmers from across Europe joined campaigners outside the European Commission on World Cage Free Day (March 25).
Dairy
A group representing EU dairy farmers has criticised the EU-Australia free trade deal that was signed this week.
An Taisce has said it has asked the European Commission to overturn the latter's decision to grant an extension to the nitrates derogation.
Beef
The European Commission has sent a stockpile of "emergency supplies" to Cyprus to support its fight against foot-and-mouth disease
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee has welcomed the signing of the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
The European Union and Australia have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after almost 10 years of negotiations.
Rural Life
As the clocks are set to 'spring forward' this weekend, an Irish MEP has renewed his call to end the biannual clock change across Europe.
The EU has notified to the Mercosur countries about the provisional application for the EU-Mercosur interim Trade Agreement.
Actions by the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) to address issues with controls at pet food plants have been "effective", an audit found.
Irish farm organisations have met with the top EU bureaucrat for agriculture and outlined their criticisms of the CAP proposals.
The European Commission wants to cut farmers' reliance on imported fertilisers with a new action plan and potential crisis support measures.
A farm organisation has said a "policy response" at EU level is "required immediately" amid "rocketing costs of fertiliser".
A "widened" income gap and gender disparities in CAP payments have been highlighted in a report by the European Commission.
Paraguay became the final South American country to ratify the EU-Mercosur trade agreement yesterday (Tuesday, March 17).
A major network of environmental lobby groups and NGOs has launched a formal complaint over the proposals for the next CAP.
The European Commission has launched a Women in Farming Platform.
The European Commission has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help detect food fraud and contaminated food.
The ICSA has called on the European Commission to prioritise bioethanol imports over "unnecessary beef imports" from Brazil.
Schemes
A member of the European Court of Auditors has said she has "rarely" seen such unanimous scepticism as she has for the next CAP proposals.
Ahead of the EU's Fertiliser Action Plan, Copa Cogeca has released a position paper on EU-level measures to address fertiliser issues.
Environment
Irish Farming Association (IFA) Environment chair John Murphy criticised “overly precautionary application of EU law” on directives.
