Agri Politics
McGuinness: 'Climate shaming farmers is wrong'
Climate shaming is wrong and farmers are being unjustly targeted in this regard, according to the First Vice-President of the...
Agri Politics
Climate shaming is wrong and farmers are being unjustly targeted in this regard, according to the First Vice-President of the...
Agri Politics
Despite speculation in recent months that Midlands-North-West MEP, Matt Carthy, could be returning to the chambers of Leinster House, the...
Environment
Plans to reuse treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation to counter water scarcity were backed by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee...
Tillage
It may be a case of closing the gate when the horse has bolted, but some MEPs are now questioning...
Agri Politics
“The EU cannot afford to cut the funding of its farm policy if it is to continue ensuring delivery of...
CAP / Schemes
MEPs in Europe have backed an amendment tabled by MEP Mairead McGuinness stating that an increase in the CAP budget...
Agri-Business
EU MEPs have insisted that unless pre-agreed, the buyer should not be allowed to sell products below the purchase price...
Agri-Business
The EU’s highly-anticipated White Paper on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, presented by EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan...
Agri Politics
Europe cannot be shaped or sacrificed by the actions of a ‘go-it-alone’ nation, regardless of how big that nation is, according...
Agri Politics
There are proposals afoot to push the next review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) out to 2023, according to Irish MEP...
Environment
A UK farm leader has reportedly criticised an MEP’s anti-glyphosate stance, following an incident last year when she brought a...
Agri Politics
MEPs have voted to adopt a non-legislative resolution which encourages EU States to re-shape their land policies to provide better access to land for...
Pig/Poultry
Egg producers who are set to lose their ‘free range’ status deserve State support, according to Irish MEP Marian Harkin....
Agri Politics
New rules have been passed in the European Parliament which will help tackle the ‘growing phenomenon’ of food fraud, Irish MEP...
Agri Politics
The role of women in securing family farms through their off-farm work and on-farm efforts is not fully recognised, Irish...
Agri Politics
The EU will not compromise on core principles during Brexit negotiations, according to Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness. During these negotiations...