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Agribusiness
Pragmatism governs UK border checks
Phelim O'Neill
UK import checks have started this week on a phased basis, which means the box is ticked after several postponements.
3 May 2024 News
New Zealand trade deal comes into effect
Increased access for New Zealand dairy, beef and sheepmeat to EU markets kicks in, but at much lower levels than in its deal with the UK.
1 May 2024 Northern Ireland
UK government urged to act on vet medicines
A grace period for veterinary medicine supply runs out at the end of 2025.
Sinn Féin to push back against ‘one-size-fits-all’ EU farm policies
MEP Chris MacManus sees Sinn Féin taking to seats in Midlands Northwest in June's election.
1 May 2024 News
Greens ‘on collision course' with large agribusinesses
Green MEP Grace O'Sullivan is critical of CAP payments to large farmers and those who push production, but claims that neither position is anti farmer.
1 May 2024 Climate and environment
Drop in farmers buying calves
The number of farmers buying calves appears to have dropped in recent weeks and this should be a concern to policymakers, according to one mart manager.
1 May 2024 News
Irish livestock hauliers fined in France
A spokesperson for the RSA said their transport officials’ role was to “observe their French counterparts when they were inspecting Irish registered commercial vehicles”.
1 May 2024 News
Egg farmers warned about danger of conflicting carbon counting methods
EU plans to ban imported feed grown on deforested lands will help retailers meet their carbon footprint targets, but will not help the farming sector meet its Government emissions target.
1 May 2024 Poultry
Ash dieback scheme a ‘step in right direction’ but questions remain - Sinn Féin
Additional supports for farmers and forestry owners affected by ash dieback is a step in the right direction, Claire Kerrane has said.
1 May 2024 News
Strong beef markets must translate into higher prices to farmers - IFA
“Factories had to increase quotes by over 5c/kg last week, but this is not keeping pace with market prices and must increase further," Declan Hanrahan of the IFA has said.
30 April 2024 News
Late payment by retailers the biggest problem in EU food supply chain
Approximately 41% of the unfair trading practices detected in the food supply chain last year were identified at retail level.
30 April 2024 News
More can be done to streamline CAP for farmers - McConalogue
At a meeting of agriculture ministers from EU member states, European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski updated the council on the measures to simplify CAP for farmers.
29 April 2024 News