Organisation: Agriculture Council

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

The Institutions

10 March 2009

Sat, 14 Feb, 2009

Smith admits difficulty in achieving greenhouse gas emission cuts

MAKING significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture will be very difficult, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith admitted yesterday.

Fri, 07 Nov, 2008

Pesticide action may hit farmers

AGRICULTURE Minister Brendan Smith has warned that some substances crucial to crop protection in Ireland may be withdrawn, causing significant agronomic and economic damage.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2008

Gormley’s stance of GMO regulation challenged

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley’s account (July 12) of his failure at the Environment Council in Brussels to stand alongside his Belgian, Greek, Hungarian and Italian ministerial colleagues who voted against the draft EU regulation allowing products with up to 0.9% GMO content to be labelled as organic needs be taken with a large grain of salt.

Wed, 18 Jul, 2007

Large turnout expected at rally against EU sugar reforms

Thousands of farmers are expected to take to the streets of Mallow in Co Cork today to voice their opposition to EU sugar reform proposals.

Sun, 20 Nov, 2005

Birds suspected in spreading flu 'cleared before export'

The Taiwanese birds said to have infected a parrot in Britain with bird flu were inspected for flu before leaving the island and received a clean bill of health, a Taiwanese official said today.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2005

Dairy industry has to do more to clean up its act
IN the past few weeks the Irish dairy sector has been hit by a number of shocks, all of them directly traceable to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Wed, 08 Jun, 2005

New set of live export rules
PERMITTED livestock transport times remain unchanged after this week's agreement by EU farming ministers.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2004

Export refunds plan angers leaders
THE offer by the European Union to end agricultural export refunds as long as nations, including the United States, promise to cut farm grants and lower import tariffs, has been given a hostile reception by Irish agri-leaders.

Thu, 13 May, 2004

Extension of EU labelling regulations urged by Walsh
A GAP in European Union beef labelling regulations needs to be addressed, according to Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh.

Wed, 12 May, 2004

EU livestock transport row worsens
DISAGREEMENTS over livestock transport worsened this week, with Agriculture Ministers of the EU 15 split down the middle.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

Animal transport talks collapse
THERE was a mixed reaction yesterday to the collapse of talks on new EU animal transport rules.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2004

Fischler claims support for EU’s WTO position
EU Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler has claimed majority support for the position adopted by the EU in the ongoing World Trade Organisation farm talks.

Thu, 20 Mar, 2003

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