Agri-Business
The ILEA condemned allegations made by the NVWA against Irish calf exporters "as legally baseless and politically motivated".
Dairy
Irish calf exports are lawful, fully regulated and have been "misrepresented", the Irish Livestock Exporters Association said.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently examining plans by Dutch authorities to fine Irish calf transporters.
Dutch authorities have confirmed plans to impose fines on four Irish companies transporting calves to the Netherlands.
Owners of the world’s first floating dairy farm in The Netherlands have put it up for sale citing "ridiculous outdated demands".
Environment
Dutch livestock farmers who wished to cease operations have had €4.2 billion made available to them over the period 2019-2025.
Sheep
Researchers have emphasised the importance of "timely and humane decision-making" as they compared treatments for bluetongue in sheep.
The EU Commission has approved a €615.7 million Dutch State aid scheme to support the reduction of emissions in the dairy farming sector.
Minister Andrew Muir has commended the "cutting-edge research and technology" being used in the farming sector during his visit to the Netherlands.
The European Commission has told the Netherlands that the country will not be able to avail of a nitrates derogation into the new year.
N.Ireland
The CAFRE has led a farm innovation visit of 20 Northern Irish farmers to the Netherlands to learn about ammonial reduction innovations.
The European Commission has given the green light for the acquisition of a Belgian dairy business by the Netherlands-based Royal A-ware.
Rural Life
Every spring, the Dutch flock to farms to watch 'the dance of the cows' (koeiendans), which occurs when cows are first let out to pasture
Dutch academic Leonie Cornips uses the discipline of linguistics to prove cows can communicate with humans and eachother
A court in the Hague has ruled in favour of Greenpeace in their landmark legal battle against the Dutch state over nitrogen emissions
Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina and Belgian company Milcobel have announced their...
The EU approved a further €50m to compensate Dutch farmers for voluntarily closing livestock farming sites in nature conservation areas.
The European Commission has approved a €700 million Dutch scheme to compensate farmers for voluntarily closing livestock farming sites
Dairy News
One of the country's leading calf buyers has said "new markets will be needed" for the over 100,000 calves exported to the Netherlands...
Kelleher said he is "deeply concerned" at the level of "misinformation" being spread in the Netherlands about Irish calf imports.
The European Council has today appointed Wopke Hoekstra from The Netherlands as a new European Commissioner.
Livestock farming in the Netherlands has become "too input dependent", the Dutch Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy has said.
The current agriculture system in the Netherlands "has reached its limits" and change is needed according to Rabobank.
