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Deal struck on allowing gene-edited seeds in the EU

Farmers across the EU could access varieties developed with NGTs in the future under an agreement struck on Wednesday.

NEWS 4 December 2025

Deal struck on allowing gene-edited seeds in the EU

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Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

Editorial: EU recall of Brazilian hormone beef undermines promises

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

Editorial: fresh conditions attached to derogation

VIEWPOINTS 3 December 2025

Brazilian beef with banned hormones enters EU foodchain

Brazilian beef with banned hormones enters EU foodchain

Brazilian beef with banned hormones enters EU foodchain

MARKETS 3 December 2025

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

EU orders recall of Brazilian beef due to banned hormone presence

NEWS 1 December 2025

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EU to audit beef production in Brazil and Uruguay in 2026

EU to audit beef production in Brazil and Uruguay in 2026

The audits on beef production in Brazil and Uruguay are part of the EU’s health and food audits and analysis work programme for 2026. A similar audit will be conducted in the UK.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Comment: derogation extension could be a 'slow no'

Comment: derogation extension could be a 'slow no'

Ireland sought a renewal of the derogation for the four-year term. It got a three-year extension while it starts to grasp the appropriate assessment nettle, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Three-year extension to nitrates derogation on the table

Three-year extension to nitrates derogation on the table

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed that the European Commission has proposed a three-year extension to the nitrates derogation.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Commission proposes to extend Ireland’s nitrates derogation

Commission proposes to extend Ireland’s nitrates derogation

EU member states will vote on Ireland’s derogation renewal at a meeting on 9 December.

NEWS 26 November 2025

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

EU 'cannot dictate' how antibiotics are sold outside the EU

Adam Woods details the EU Commission’s response to last week's publication of the Irish Farmers Journal investigation in Brazil.

NEWS 26 November 2025

Flemish farmers left in limbo over directive

Flemish farmers left in limbo over directive

Aidan Brennan chats to Caroline Van Der Heydon from Flemish farm organisation Boerenbond on the Habitats Directive

NEWS 26 November 2025

Editorial: Brazil exposed – the fallout continues

Editorial: Brazil exposed – the fallout continues

There simply isn’t similar standards being applied to Brazilian beef production and getting them up to that level will be a long and laborious process.

VIEWPOINTS 26 November 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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