TheCattleSite Latest News: European Union
27 September 2018
Upcoming EuroDairy Webinars This OctoberEU - Autumn is in full swing and AHDB Dairy has lots of EuroDairy webinars taking place over October, covering a range of interesting topics. ...
20 September 2018
Bayer announces Care4Cattle grant recipients in celebration of advancing cattle well-beingThree projects to receive Care4Cattle grants for innovations in advancing the well-being of cattle. Care4Cattle received over 100 entries across 37 countries, with winners selected from Australia, Brazil and the United Kingdom. ...
10 September 2018
EU Trade Talks with Mercosur Have No Credibility, Says IFAEU - With EU Commission officials in Montevideo in Uruguay this week to reconvene the Mercosur trade talks, IFA President Joe Healy said the time has come for EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to put his foot down and tell Trade Commissioner Malmstrom...
04 September 2018
EU Wants to Settle Beef Dispute with US in Bid to Ease Trade TensionsEU - The European Commission announced on Monday that it wants to get mandate from European Council to open negotiations with the United States in order to settle dispute on export of US hormone-free beef in a bid to ease trade tensions across the Atlantic....
24 August 2018
Hot, dry weather affects late-summer parasite risk in cattle and sheepThe hot, dry summer has impacted parasite infectivity on farm, with both positive and negative effects. The NADIS August Parasite Forecast [1], sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, alerts farmers to continue vigilance in youngstock for signs of productivity-limiting...
28 June 2018
Organic Milk Data Now Available, AHDB Dairy ReportsEU - AHDB dairy launched two new data pages last week, covering EU organic milk production and EU organic milk prices....
18 June 2018
Uplift in EU Returns Confirms Co-ops Need to Start Working on Price Increases, Says IFAEU - IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has said that co-ops owe it to their suppliers to reflect in their May milk price decisions the 4.8c/l increase in EU returns and the several points higher than expected 105.4 pts May PPI....
15 June 2018
IFA Reports More Positive Forecast on BeefEU - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said cattle supplies at the factories remain very scarce and both agents and procurement managers are scaremongering on price to try to frighten farmers out with stock. ...
14 June 2018
Bayer’s Care4Cattle initiative Interview with Almut Hoffmann, Head of Global Marketing Farm Animal Products. ...
12 June 2018
Bayer and World Farmers’ Organisation - Grant supports innovation in animal well-being If you are a livestock professional with an innovative approach to the well-being of your animals, then you could be eligible to apply for part of a €30,000 grant fund from Bayer....
07 June 2018
Bayer's Care4Cattle well-being grant - can you apply?Bayer’s Care4Cattle grant is available to professionals that have worked towards enriching dairy and beef cattle well-being in original and practice oriented ways on farm level....
05 June 2018
IFA Says Govt Must Fight Back Against CAP Budget EU - Proposed cuts to the CAP Budget are a major threat to farming in Ireland and must be strongly resisted, IFA President Joe Healy said last week (1 June) following the launch of CAP 2020 proposals by Commissioner Phil Hogan in Brussels....
IFA President Addresses EU Agri Ministers on CAP BudgetEU - IFA President Joe Healy is addressing the informal EU Farm Council meeting of Agriculture Ministers in Bulgaria today (5 June) on the CAP post-2020 and the importance of an increased budget....
Innovators in animal well-being wantedBayer partners World Farmers’ Organisation to launch global Care4Cattle grant worth €30,000 to advance cattle well-being at a farm level....
25 May 2018
Time for Co-ops to Change Tone on Milk Price, Says IFA Dairy CharimanEU - As Fonterra lifts their 2017/18 milk price, EU and international commodity prices firm up and intervention powder sells out at last, IFA National Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan said it was time for co-ops to change the tone on 2018 milk prices and start...
21 May 2018
Dairy Market Update: Markets Have Definitely Turned a CornerEU - With global milk output growing at much slower rates (just over 1 per cent for March, the level analysts believe is required to re-balance markets), intervention SMP stock shifting more readily, and international commodity price indices on the up,...
18 May 2018
Recovery of Dairy Markets More Evident as EU Sells 42,000t of SMPEU - There is no doubt that dairy markets are now recovering, Dairy Chairman Tom Phelan has said. ...
16 May 2018
IFA: Co-ops Must Step Up on Milk Prices as Farmers Continue to Need SupportEU - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has said for many dairy farmers, spring only started two weeks ago. ...
02 May 2018
Taoiseach Has to Make CAP Budget His 'Red Line' Issue, Says IFAEU - Reacting to the EU Commission’s proposals on the next EU Budget, IFA President Joe Healy said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has a big political challenge on his hands, and an increased CAP Budget for Irish farmers has to be a red line issue for him in...
01 May 2018
IFA Says Future of Irish Farming Depends on CAP IncreaseEU - Ahead of Wednesday’s EU Commission’s proposals on the next EU Budget, IFA President Joe Healy said all Irish political representatives should row in strongly behind the campaign for an increase in the CAP Budget, which is crucial for the future...
27 April 2018
IFA: Cattle Prices Move Up; Positive Prospects on EU PriceEU - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said the cattle trade is stronger again this week with prices moving ahead by 5c to 10c/kg, depending on location and also on the category of livestock....
23 April 2018
Planning safe grazing key to beating parasites at grassFor cattle farmers, this spring brings a range of challenges....
23 March 2018
IFA Accuses EU Trade Commissioner of Naivety in Mercosur NegotiationsEU - IFA President Joe Healy said EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom is extremely naive to believe that the Brazilians are going to conform to the rules in any Mercosur trade agreement with the EU, especially with regard to meeting EU standards on...
19 March 2018
IFA: Farmers Do Not Want EU Commission Bailout, But Responsible Management of Intervention StockEU - IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Tom Phelan has taken issue with EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan’s statement warning farmers not to expect the EU would "bail them out" if milk prices drop....
06 March 2018
IFA Says EU Cannot Increase Beef Offer in MercosurEU - IFA President Joe Healy said Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan cannot allow EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom to make any additional offers to the Brazilians in the Mercosur trade negotiations....
16 February 2018
Call for Agriculture Not to be Sold off in EU Trade Talks with MercosurEU - Copa and Cogeca sent a letter to EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday opposing the EU move to give further concessions on agriculture in return for gains in other economic sectors to the Latin American Trade bloc Mercosur....
Lifetime parasite control plans increase dairy profitability says Boehringer IngelheimTaking a ‘whole life’ approach to parasite control can optimise dairy cow health and lifetime profitability according to Boehringer Ingelheim, the makers of IVOMEC®Classic Pour On and EPRINEX® Pour On....
13 February 2018
Breaking €1 billion for the first time, Ceva Santé Animale consolidates its position as leading French player in global animal health market2017 will go down in history as the year Ceva Santé Animale (Ceva) achieved growth of 20% and broke the billion euro barrier for the first time with sales of €1.1 billion. This performance consolidates its position as the 6th largest animal health...
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