Rural Life
Online risk-assessment tool launched to enhance farm safety
An online interactive risk-assessment (OiRA) tool to efficiently support farm safety has been launched yesterday (Wednesday, March 9) by representatives...
Copa-Cogeca
Agri-Business
Ukrainian farm organisation joins Copa-Cogeca
The Ukrainian National Agrarian Forum (UNAF) has joined Copa-Cogeca, the body representing European farmers and agri-cooperatives, as a new partner organisation....
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri Politics
Copa-Cogeca welcomes EU effort to end reliance on Russian gas
Copa-Cogeca, the body representing EU farmers and agri-cooperatives, has said that it welcomes moves by the European Commission to end...
Agri Politics
Ukraine invasion: Copa-Cogeca to 'put in place concrete actions'
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the representative body for farmers and cooperatives in Europe – Copa-Cogeca...
Agri Politics
Copa-Cogeca welcome EU adoption of animal welfare report
The representative body for farmers and cooperatives in Europe, Copa-Cogeca has welcomed the adoption of the implementation report on farm...
Environment
EU renewables target 'can't be achieved without agriculture'
The EU’s target of generating 40% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 “cannot be achieved” without European agricultural...
Rural Life
European farmers highlight growing concern of wolf attacks on livestock
The representative body for European farmers has highlighted its growing concern over large carnivores – namely wolves and bears –...
Beef
Copa-Cogeca: Animal transport review needs solid science
Any revisions to animal transport should be based on solid science, according to the representative body for farmers and cooperatives...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri-Business
Commission 'has decided to listen to concerns' about 'overprotected fertiliser market'
Copa-Cogeca has welcomed the European Commission “finally” opening an investigation on import duties on liquid urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) fertilisers. For...
Agri Politics
'Concrete solutions, tools and enabling policies' needed for reducing methane emissions
In a report on the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions, MEPs call for binding reduction targets on methane emissions...
Agri Politics
Farm to Fork strategy 'must not be made untenable' for agri-food
The Farm to Fork strategy must not be made “untenable” for the agri-food sector, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)...
Agri-Business
25% organic target can be reached but clear direction required - Copa-Cogeca
To achieve healthy growth of the organic sector in Europe, the European market “must not be heavily affected by increasing...
N.Ireland
UK farm unions granted permission to continue COPA-COGECA membership
European farm lobbying group COPA-COGECA has granted UK farming unions permission to continue their membership despite leaving the EU. However, as...
Agri Politics
Agri groups concerned over reduction and 'imbalance' in 2021 Annual Work Programme
A number of EU agricultural and agri-food representative bodies have written to European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
Agri Politics
Food security and local farming 'key priorities' for EU agriculture ministers
Following the conclusion yesterday of the informal meeting of the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council, the organisation that represents European...
Agri Politics
Farmer confidence remains low across EU in 2020 - survey
While a slight lift has been recorded in farmers’ moods this spring, compared to autumn 2019, this increase was not enough...
Rural Life
Is 'agri-bashing' impacting on farmers' motivation to farm?
Over 30% of farmers in some EU countries are reported as feeling demotivated because of “agri-bashing”, according to a new...
Agri Politics
UK efforts 'to rewrite NI rules and threaten all-island dairy' slammed
The UK’s approach in its negotiations with the EU, “which seeks to rewrite the rules when it comes to Northern...