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19 March 2020
Mild winter expected to cause early and prolonged fly season, prof warnsFarmers should be prepared to protect their stock from flies earlier this year with the mild weather expected to increase fly numbers and prolong the season, a leading biologist is warning....
13 February 2020
Fear of BSE keeps EU food standards high Memories of the 1990s mad cow disease crisis means the EU will likely reject US demands for relaxing strict food safety rules, even with President Trump threatening tariffs on cars if EU countries don't begin imports of more US farm products. ...
05 February 2020
Call for Action, Collaboration to Secure Sustainable Future for European DairyEU - A new independent report has analysed the interlinked challenges and opportunities across the value chain of the European dairy sector. The report, which has been commissioned by Arla Foods, points to concrete action that can be taken to ensure a...
31 January 2020
Two Thirds of EU Milk Used to Make Cheese, ButterEU - In 2018, 156.8 million tonnes of whole milk was processed in the European Union (EU). EU dairies produced 10.3 million tonnes of cheese, as well as 2.4 million tonnes of butter and other fat products ("yellow products"). Together, the production...
27 January 2020
Protect your herd against a drop in fertility and milk yieldNow is the optimum time for farmers to protect their herd against a leptospirosis infection which could significantly impact fertility and milk yield....
27 December 2019
Arla Advises Use of Senses to Cut Holiday Season Food WasteEU - It’s the time of year to indulge the senses. This year use them to make sure you use up all the extra food you buy during the holiday season and stop food waste being the unwanted gift....
18 December 2019
Arla Foods: 'Use Your Senses to Cut the Holiday Season Food Waste'EU - It’s the time of year to indulge the senses. This year use them to make sure you use up all the extra food you buy during the holiday season and stop food waste being the unwanted gift....
16 December 2019
Salmonella Most Common Cause of Foodborne Outbreaks in EUEU - Nearly one in three foodborne outbreaks in the EU in 2018 were caused by Salmonella. This is one of the main findings of the annual report on trends and sources of zoonoses published today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European...
03 December 2019
New EU Commission Must Back Agriculture, IFA SaysEU - Speaking as the new EU Commission took up office, IFA President Joe Healy said this Commission will preside over some of the most important decisions in the history of the EU....
25 November 2019
Potential for US Export Growth to Europe a Hot Topic at AnugaEU - Growing momentum for US beef in the European Union was in evidence at the Anuga food trade show, where USMEF promoted US red meat and met with existing and potential customers from several key international markets....
19 November 2019
Arla Farmers to Accelerate Journey Towards Carbon Net ZeroEU - The 9,900 farmer owners behind the European dairy cooperative, Arla Foods, are accelerating their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint. ...
06 November 2019
Global Food Consumption Growth, Changes in Consumer PreferencesDue to two major developments in the past two decades at a global level - income growth and changes in consumer preferences- food consumption has been growing at a faster pace than world population. ...
10 October 2019
European Commission: Milk Collection Up in 2019, Beef Production Down EU - EU milk collection should slightly grow in 2019, while gross beef production is expected to decline, according to the the European Commission. ...
09 October 2019
EU Beef Exports Rising as Overall Production DeclinesThe EU beef industry has seen a slight reduction in total production during the first half of 2019. Slaughter numbers were down, but average carcase weights were higher. Despite the fall in production, exports rose, writes Charlie Reeve, analyst with...
02 September 2019
Arla: Building Momentum During Rare Market StabilityEU - The first half of 2019 saw a rare stability in the otherwise volatile global dairy market resulting in stable prepaid milk prices to farmer owners across Europe....
27 August 2019
IFA Says It's Time to Call Off Mercosur Trade Deal as Amazon BurnsEU - IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has acknowledged the comments by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that Ireland will block a Mercosur deal because of the burning of the Amazon rainforests, but he criticised the silence of the EU Commission....
12 August 2019
IFA President Urges Retailers to Attend Beef TalksEU - IFA President Joe Healy has said that retailers and the EU Commission must be included in the talks that the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has convened for today (12 August)....
06 August 2019
EU Agriculture Not Viable for FutureEU - The current reform proposals of the EU Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are unlikely to improve environmental protection, say researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz Centre...
05 August 2019
EU, US Sign Agreement on Imports of Hormone-free BeefEU - On Saturday (3 August), the EU and the US, represented respectively by Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the United States and Jani Raappana, Deputy Head of Mission, for the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU, and Robert Lighthizer,...
01 August 2019
IFA Urges End to Beef Import Scandal; EU Beef Prices Being DamagedEU - IFA’s National Council and Livestock Committee members yesterday held a protest at the EU Food & Veterinary Offices, in Grange, Co. Meath....
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....
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