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EU goes back to the drawing board on pesticide regulation
Siobhán Walsh
The EU’s Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR) has been withdrawn, but it is likely to return in a revised form with more realistic targets, writes Siobhán Walsh.
10 April 2024 Feature
ACRES scheme a proper disaster for the Burren, say farmers
Almost a year and a half on from the Burren Programme being replaced by ACRES, local farmers Michael Davoren and Michael Collins speak to Anne O’Donoghue about the impact on the landscape and farmers.
3 April 2024 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: What a difference a year makes
The European Commission President went out of her way to assure European farmers that she appreciated their work in providing safe, nutritious food for Europe's population.
Supersoil alleges ‘cartel-like’ behaviour in fertiliser sector
The European Commission's competition watchdog is to assess the complaint under standard procedures.
27 March 2024 News
Government seeks to use €240m for REPowerEU measures
The Irish government has submitted a request to Europe to use €240 million in funding to increase renewable energy, improve energy efficiency of public buildings and invest in sustainable transport
25 March 2024 Renewables
Nature Restoration Law withdrawn from EU meeting agendas
This comes amid reports that a number of EU member states said they would abstain or vote against the law.
22 March 2024 News
EU proposes grain tariffs for Russia and Belarus
The tariffs will be placed on cereals, oilseeds and derived products coming from these two countries.
22 March 2024 News
Exclusive: small farms to be exempt from CAP inspections
Some counties will see over one in every four of their farmers exempted from CAP inspections and penalties.
20 March 2024 News
Commission plans more fairness for farmers
The Commission announced its plans to beef up the fairness rules retailers and processors must follow when dealing with farmers.
20 March 2024 News
30% of farms inspected in 2023 breached nitrates rules
The figure comes as local authorities are ramping up the number of farms they inspect this year and in 2025.
20 March 2024 News
EU sheepmeat production falls by 6% in 2023
End-of-year figures published by the AHDB shows production falling by some 26,000t to 398,000t, which explains the current high level of demand in the market.
17 March 2024 Markets
Amount of turf cut now is 'minuscule' - Minister McConalogue
The European Commission announced on Tuesday its decision to refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice over failure to protect bogs.
14 March 2024 News