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IFA urges MEPs to push for CBAM pause as EU fertiliser supplies look tight

Francie Gorman has warned MEPs that the idea of growing crops without chemical fertilisers is utopian.

NEWS 16 July 2026

IFA urges MEPs to push for CBAM pause as EU fertiliser supplies look tight

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Farmers' CAP fears grow as ICOS urges Heydon to lead defence under EU presidency

Farmers' CAP fears grow as ICOS urges Heydon to lead defence under EU presidency

NEWS 15 July 2026

Heydon must deliver Exchequer funding top-up to EU crisis funds - Gorman

Heydon must deliver Exchequer funding top-up to EU crisis funds - Gorman

NEWS 12 June 2026

Sluggish fertiliser sales lead to price cuts

Sluggish fertiliser sales lead to price cuts

Sluggish fertiliser sales lead to price cuts

NEWS 10 June 2026

Greater co-operation and innovation needed for farm competitiveness - ICOS

Greater co-operation and innovation needed for farm competitiveness - ICOS

Greater co-operation and innovation needed for farm competitiveness - ICOS

NEWS 3 June 2026

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Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Technology key to efficient food production – WTO

Dr Edwini Kessie is the director of agriculture and commodities at the World Trade Organisation. He wants to see technology embraced and available to all.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Farmers unimpressed by EU fertiliser plan

Farmers unimpressed by EU fertiliser plan

Calls for an immediate suspension of CBAM went unheeded in a broad package of measures that has underwhelmed farmers and co-ops.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Strasbourg set for farmer protest over EU inaction on fertiliser prices

Strasbourg set for farmer protest over EU inaction on fertiliser prices

The Commission is not expected to scrap a tax on fertilisers imported into the EU, despite mounting pressure from farmers to do so.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Fertiliser for 2027 may have to be paid for this year, ICOS warns

Fertiliser for 2027 may have to be paid for this year, ICOS warns

ICOS has sounded the alarm on fertiliser availability into 2027, as it warned that importers may not purchase unless farmers or co-ops have already paid up.

NEWS 30 March 2026

EU to pave way for fertiliser subsidies, if governments will pay for them

EU to pave way for fertiliser subsidies, if governments will pay for them

Fertiliser prices have risen around 58% at EU level since the outbreak of war in Iran, says Commission, as it prepares to give member states flexibility on supporting farmers.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Time is ticking for fuel supports to help young farmers - Macra

Time is ticking for fuel supports to help young farmers - Macra

The Macra president welcomed the deferral of the carbon tax increase, which was scheduled for 1 May. However she called on the Department to place a pause on carbon tax and CBAM tax on fertiliser.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Farm commissioner still frosty on idea of dropping CBAM levy

Farm commissioner still frosty on idea of dropping CBAM levy

Commissioner Hansen wants to see the EU become more self-sufficient in fertilisers.

NEWS 30 March 2026

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