Agri-Business
DSM announces partnership to assessment carbon footprint of food
Animal nutrition and health company DSM has announced a new partnership which it said will see the full farm to...
Farm to Fork
Environment
Farmers profits key for Farm to Fork success - MEP
Agriculture in the future must be profitable for farmers, otherwise the Farm to Fork Strategy won’t succeed, founder of the...
Sponsored
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-Business
Crop care company raises €1.2m in financing
Minagro, a developer of high-quality green products for crop care, has announced that under new management it has raised €1.2...
Environment
Pesticide-reduction pace needs to pick up - EU
The European Commission has published the latest figures relating to Farm to Fork pesticide-reduction targets, and while progress is being...
biodiversity
Food security can be ensured while preserving biodiversity - organic group
The European Parliament saves the integrity of the Farm to Fork strategy but concedes on biodiversity, the European umbrella organisation...
CAP / Schemes
Tánaiste urged to rethink EU vision for Irish agriculture
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has outlined what it said is the need to rethink the EU...
Environment
EU approves marketing of methane-reducing feed additive
European Union (EU) member states approved today (Wednesday, February 23) the marketing in the EU of an innovative feed additive,...
Environment
'More clarity' needed on how farmers can achieve Farm to Fork targets
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has called for the European Commission and Irish Department of Agriculture to make clear how...
Sponsored
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 Politics
Farm to Fork: Young farmers call for 'potential risks and trade-offs' to be addressed
Members of the European Parliament voted yesterday (Tuesday, October 19) to define their position on the Farm to Fork strategy....
Agri Politics
'Comprehensive' Farm to Fork impact assessment to come - commissioner
EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski has said that there will be a “comprehensive impact assessment” carried out on the...
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
New EU code of conduct will help reduce environmental footprint
An EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices has been launched and will aid the European...
Rural Life
Agri Aware campaign to teach pupils about food production
A cash prize and an Agri Aware Mobile Farm visit are up for grabs for primary school classes that bring...
Environment
Commission takes action to reduce dangerous pesticides under Farm to Fork strategy
The European Commission has today (Monday December 14) decided to withdraw Mancozeb – a substance in pesticides – from the...
Sponsored
Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri Politics
EU Green Deal strategies to 'reduce EU agri-product competitiveness' - USDA
The Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies under the EU Green Deal will reduce the competitiveness of EU agricultural produce,...
Tillage
The path to increased biodiversity could be in a 'wildlife motorway'
Biodiversity is a buzzword at present and increasing it will form a key part of the new Common Agricultural Policy...
Agri Politics
EU agriculture ministers formally endorse Farm to Fork Strategy
EU agriculture ministers have formally endorsed the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy. The conclusion adopted at a meeting of...
Environment
European Farm to Fork conference gets underway
The European Commission’s two-day ‘Farm to Fork’ 2020 conference, which got underway today (Thursday, October 15), is the first in...