Organisation: EMB

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Brownie points for Phil Hogan's CAP simplification while pig and dairy farmers struggle
Brownie points for Phil Hogan's CAP simplification while pig and dairy farmers struggle
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan put himself in the farmer’s boots last week, sympathising with those filling out application forms for EU payments at kitchen tables late at night, or at the home computer — but followed for some of them by feelings of incomprehension and victimisation a couple of months later, when errors are found in the application, an inspector appears, and the farmer can be penalised, and direct payments cut.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Dairy farmers keep pressure on EU after €500m aid package agreed
Dairy farmers keep pressure on EU after €500m aid package agreed
Today’s major protests by dairy farmers across Europe bring new pressure on the EU, just two months after it approved a €500m aid package for the dairy and pigmeat sectors.

Thu, 12 Nov, 2015

Farmers party at end of milk quotas
Farmers party at end of milk quotas
Farmers around the country will celebrate the end of EU milk quotas on March 31.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2015

No futures solution yet in dairy slump
No futures solution yet in dairy slump
It will be 18 months or so before dairy futures markets become relevant and of value to Irish farmers, say co-ops representatives, responding to media reports that Irish milk processors ignored offers to lock in milk prices at 39c/l for two years.

Thu, 27 Nov, 2014

Dairy farmers pay tribute to those forced to quit sector
More than 3,500 dairy farmers protesting in Brussels have commemorated 157,000 colleagues who had to abandon their dairy farms since 2009.

Thu, 29 Nov, 2012

ICMSA: Europe needs to protect farm incomes and deliver safe food

EUROPE is on course to undermine its Treaty of Rome commitments to provide its citizens with safe food and its farming community with a fair income, according to ICMSA deputy president John Comer.

Fri, 06 May, 2011

Cheap milk in Europe means Ireland

MARTIN HAAB, president of the Swiss-German dairy farmer grouping, Big M, told the EMB meeting in Dublin, “If Irish dairy farmers want to produce extra milk and sell it to China, that is okay, as long as it doesn’t hurt Europe.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2011

Continental dairy farmer leaders oppose Irish plans

CONTINENTAL dairy farmer leaders have warned Irish dairy farmers they will end up working twice as hard for the same pay, if they expand milk production.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2011

Dairy farmers’ offspring ‘driven from the industry’ as quotas end

MANY European dairy farmers believe their sons and daughters will be driven out of the industry by downward price pressure when the quota era ends in 2015.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2011

Cahill re-elected as ICMSA chief after voting goes to the wire

THURLES farmer Jackie Cahill has been re-elected as president of the Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), but only after a nail-biting photo-finish.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2009

Cahill defends ICMSA’s ‘keep quotas’ policy

WITHOUT milk quotas, farmers would have got only 16 or 17 cent per litre for milk this year, according to ICMSA.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2009

EU farmers escalate milk price protest

EU DAIRY farmer protests escalated this week — even as signs of stronger international dairy product markets emerged.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2009

French set the pace in milk ‘strike’ initiative

MORE than 5,000 French dairy farmers have withheld milk for the past week in protest at low prices, according to the European Milk Board. Farmers in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg have also held back milk.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2009

Protesting ICMSA to set up milking parlours at Government Buildings

A CAMPAIGN by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association to highlight the crisis in the dairy sector will be brought to the gates of Government Buildings in Dublin today.

Fri, 04 Sep, 2009

Fair price for EU milk production

EUROPEAN milk producers have followed the lead of Third World farmers by launching a fair trade-style certification for milk.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2009

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