Agri Politics
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly said a decision to suspend customs duties on selected...
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The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
Fertiliser
A farm organisation has criticised the new Fertiliser Action Plan, claiming the EU "doesn't understand the scale" of the challenge.
The EU Fertiliser Action Plan fails to deliver immediate relief for farmers and to address a "looming food crisis", according to Copa Cogeca.
Rural Life
An Irish MEP has warned of what he called a food security crisis of the EU's "own making" due to the high cost of fertiliser.
Emergency financial support for Irish farmers facing soaring fertiliser costs has been welcomed by an Irish MEP.
Agri-Business
The average price of fertiliser and soil improvers in the EU rose by 8% in Q4 of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024.
A protest is underway at the European Parliament in Strasbourg as farm organisations highlight the crisis of high fertiliser prices.
The European Commission will today unveil its plan to address the soaring fertiliser prices driven by the war in the Middle East.
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Irish farmers are looking to the European Commission, which is set to unveil its Fertiliser Action...
The latest data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows a spike in both fuel and fertiliser prices in the year to March 2026.
Copa and Cogeca have announced a ‘flash action’ in Strasbourg during the presentation of the...
A senator has called on the European Commission to reassess the inclusion of fertiliser in the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Dairy
Grass growth has taken off leaving many farms with an abundance of grass, but fertiliser application still need to be kept up to date.
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could cost farmers €39 billion over a seven-year period, according to Copa Cogeca.
European Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen has confirmed he will present the commission's Fertiliser Action Plan on May 19.
The EU has given the Irish government "tools to apply windfall tax on energy companies and help farmers with rocketing fertiliser costs", an MEP has said.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has said co-ops have "struggled to maintain a supply of fertiliser" for members recently.
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has warned of an "enormous financial challenge" associated with ensuring that enough fertiliser is secured for 2027.
The soaring cost of fertiliser will be the focus for the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food at its meeting today (Wednesday, April 29).
Teagasc has re-issued factsheets on soils, nutrients and fertiliser in response to rising fertiliser prices due to the Middle East war.
Rabobank's Semi-Annual Global Fertiliser Outlook has analysed the global impact and consequences of the fertiliser crisis on farmers.
Minister Martin Heydon said the Middle East crisis puts pressure on fertiliser prices and "may affect availability as the year progresses”.
