TheCattleSite Latest News: European Union
29 July 2019
Beef Roadshow in Europe Promotes Quality, VersatilityEU - An ambitious project aimed at improving awareness of US beef in the European Union was successfully implemented this summer by USMEF, which partnered with distributors to conduct nine US Beef Roadshow events over the course of nine days in five different...
12 July 2019
IFA Welcomes Dail Vote, Says Opposition to Mercosur Deal Growing Across EuropeEU - IFA President Joe Healy welcomed yesterday's Dail vote rejecting the EU Commission Mercosur deal. He said the Dail vote sends a very strong message to the Taoiseach and the Government that Ireland must reject this deal....
10 July 2019
Govt Likely to Lose Dail Vote on MercosurEU - Following an IFA lobby day of TDs & Senators on the sell-out EU Mercosur trade deal, and last night’s debate in the Dáil, IFA President Joe Healy said Fianna Fail has confirmed that they will vote against the Government on a Sinn Fein motion re...
09 July 2019
IFA Set to Intensify Opposition to Mercosur DealEU - IFA will be intensifying its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal this week....
26 June 2019
IFA Welcomes Oireachtas Committee Opposition to Mercosur Trade DealEU - Reacting to the publication of the Joint Oireachtas Committee report on the future of the beef sector, IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said the report was a mixed bag, with some positive recommendations and some missed opportunities to...
24 June 2019
Seven Signatories of Letter Ignore Inconvenient Truth About Brazil, Says IFAEU - Speaking from Brussels on Saturday (22 June), IFA President Joe Healy accused the seven Prime Ministers who signed a letter to Jean Claude Juncker backing a trade deal with South American countries of making a mockery of European farmers and the...
21 June 2019
Member States Agree to Commission Proposal to Support Irish Beef Producers Impacted by Market UncertaintyEU - EU Member States yesterday agreed to a proposal from the European Commission to make €50 million available to Irish beef farmers, which can be matched by national funds to reach a maximum of €100 million....
Time for Taoiseach to Tell EU Council Ireland Will Not Ratify a Bad Mercosur Deal, Says IFAEU - IFA President Joe Healy said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar must tell his fellow leaders at this week’s EU Council that Ireland will not ratify a bad Mercosur deal....
20 June 2019
€100m Beef Fund Cleared in Brussels for Payment to FarmersEU - Following the passing of the EU regulation on the €100m Brexit beef fund in Brussels today, IFA President Joe Healy said Minister Creed must ensure the funding is paid out to the farmers who have incurred the losses and need it most, as soon as...
17 June 2019
EU, US Reach Agreement on Imports of Hormone-free BeefEU - On Friday, the European Commission shared with Member States the successful outcome of negotiations to review the functioning of an existing quota to import hormone-free beef into the EU....
07 June 2019
IFA Reaction to Draft EU Regulations on €100m Brexit Beef FundEU - Reacting to the draft EU regulation on the €100m Brexit beef fund circulated in Brussels yesterday, IFA President Joe Healy said Minister Creed must reject all conditionality in the draft regulation that does not relate to the actual income losses...
28 May 2019
IFA Demands Beef be Taken Off EU/Mercosur NegotiationsEU - The Irish Farmers’ Association has demanded that EU Trade Commissioner Cecelia Malmstrom take beef off the table in the EU/Mercosur negotiations....
17 May 2019
IFA Meets EU Commission Officials on €100M Brexit Beef PackageEU - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods and IFA Brussels Director Liam MacHale met with senior officials from Commissioner Hogan’s Cabinet in Brussels yesterday to discuss the details of the €100m Brexit beef package announced by Commissioner...
10 April 2019
Little Growth in EU Milk ProductionEU - There has been a lot of focus on milk production in the UK recently with deliveries reaching record levels. This is not the case though for the whole of the EU....
08 April 2019
UK Farming Unions, IFA Discuss BrexitEU - In advance of the European Council meeting on 10 April, where an extension to Article 50 could be agreed, the NFU Scotland has met with its UK farming counterparts – NFU and NFU Cymru – at a summit in Co Fermanagh hosted by the Ulster Farmers’...
12 March 2019
Irish, French Farmers Re-affirm Strong Position on Brexit as Endgame ApproachesIRELAND & FRANCE - The Irish Farmers’ Association and the French farmers’ union FNSEA held a bilateral meeting in Dublin yesterday, ahead of this week’s vital Brexit votes in London....
01 March 2019
Arla Releases Reports on 2018 Annual Results, Social ResponsibilityEU - Yesterday, farmer-owned Arla Foods published its 'Annual Report 2018' along with its 'Corporate Responsibility Report 2018'. ...
28 February 2019
Farmers Vote in Favour of €280 Million Payout on 8 MarchEU - In a vote late on Wednesday, Arla’s Board of Representatives approved the proposal of the Board of Directors to pay out the entire annual net profit of Arla Foods to farmer owners....
27 February 2019
Zoonoses: Antimicrobial Resistance Shows No Signs of Slowing DownEU - Data released yesterday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as campylobacteriosis...
26 February 2019
IFA Calls for Ag Minister to Take Urgent Action in Brussels on Beef CrisisEU - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said Agriculture Minister Michael Creed needs to take urgent action in Brussels to drive home the magnitude of the Brexit situation for the Irish beef sector....
03 December 2018
ADM shines a light on its additive portfolio at EuroTierThe Cattle Site spoke to Andrew Carlson, vice president of global feed additives and ingredients, ADM, at the ever-growing trade show in Hanover. ...
23 November 2018
EU Dairy Farmers' Gathering Shows Slower ProductionEU - Speaking following this week’s Brussels-based COPA Milk Group meeting of Europe’s dairy farmer representatives, IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan stated his fellow-farmers had confirmed lower production trends into the autumn and winter,...
19 November 2018
Vegetarian Diet Beats Local in Lowering Climate FootprintEU - A study released last month provides a more comprehensive accounting of the greenhouse gas emissions from EU diets. It shows that meat and dairy products are responsible for the lion's share of greenhouse emissions from the EU diet....
31 October 2018
EU Parliament Vote on CAP Budget Cannot be Ignored, Says IFA PresidentEU - IFA President Joe Healy said the vote in the European Parliament this week on the EU Budget shows there is strong momentum to reverse the cuts proposed by the Commission. Mr Healy said IFA would be continuing its campaign to deliver a CAP Budget...
29 October 2018
Arla Foods UK, European Farmers Unite, Call to Avoid No Brexit DealUK & EU - Arla Foods joined farmer organisations from the United Kingdom (UK), Denmark, The Netherlands, Re-public of Ireland, France and Germany to call for the UK government and the European Union to pull out all the stops to avoid a No Deal BREXIT....
25 October 2018
EU Bans Prophylactic Use of Antibiotics in FarmingEU - The European Parliament has today (25 October 2018) approved new legislation to come into force in 2022, banning the prophylactic use of antibiotics in farming....
The European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS) unites the beef value chain from farm to forkThe launch of the European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS) emphasised the need to collaborate and to unite the European beef industry on its sustainability journey....
08 October 2018
EU, FAO Reaffirm Commitment to Build More Sustainable Future for AllEU - Last week, the European Union (EU) and FAO reaffirmed their commitment to tackle common global concerns such as rising hunger, bring about prosperity and peace, and build a more sustainable future for all....
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