Person: for Agriculture

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Stephen Cadogan: Trivial aid measures won’t rescue farming and food sectors

The EU spends about one third of its budget on ensuring an affordable supply of food.

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Creed commended for leading 27-member state response to Commissioner's poor performance

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Phil Hogan: Brexit ‘already here for farmers’

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IFA calls for EU-UK tariff-free trade

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Inspiring young farmers to take their next steps

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Simon Coveney defends Web Summit attack

EU commissioners back rural broadband plan

Provision of high-speed fibre broadband will be very beneficial for rural Ireland, say IFA general secretary Pat Smith and IFA head of IT development Ethan Cleary.

Tue, 29 Sep, 2015

Farms still most risky workplace as deaths soar

The number of people killed in workplace accidents rose again last year, with the number of fatalities in the farm sector soaring by 87%.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2015

Hogan’s farm safety idea meets frosty reception

The ICMSA and the ICSA have condemned a suggestion by EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan that EU farm payments might be cut where farms don’t meet farm safety standards.

Tue, 06 Jan, 2015

Romania to push for its candidate to retain top EU agriculture post

Romania has indicated that it will push for the present EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolos, to run for a second term.

Fri, 27 Jun, 2014

EU’s flat rate payments system ‘too simplistic’, warn Irish farm groups

OUTPUT-BASED farm payments are a thing of the past, to be replaced by a controversial “flat rate” per-hectare payment model, EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos confirmed at yesterday’s Irish Farmer’s Association (IFA) annual general meeting.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2012

Sheep farming supports to remain, says Ciolos

EUROPEAN supports for sheep farming will be maintained under any reform of the CAP, according to EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2010

Watch out for surprises on new subsidy scheme

THE value of land — whether for lease or sale — with low or zero Single Farm Payment (SFP) entitlements hasn’t plummeted to the low levels feared by many.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2006

EU to open the cheque book

YOU can now go on the internet to find out how much money individual food processors and farmers in 13 of the 25 member states get from the EU.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2006

New footage prompts fresh calls for ban on fur farming

A group campaigning against fur farming in Ireland has made a renewed call to the Government to outlaw the controversial industry.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2005

Coughlan hails new EU rural-development agreement

Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan has welcomed a new EU agreement on a rural development framework for the period 2007 to 2013.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2005

Sugar factory closure will not affect EU talks, says Coughlan

THE Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mary Coughlan, has rejected claims that the decision to close Carlow Sugar Factory undermines her position in the crucial European sugar reform negotiations.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2005