Charles O'Donnell

This week's meetings will be the final meetings of EU agriculture ministers in the Council of the EU before Ireland takes over the presidency of the council from July 1.

The national campaign will see a €450,000 investment to boost demand for lamb and "future-proof the sector".

Milk solids collected during May totalled 108.7 million kilogrammes, a year-on-year increase of 5%.

A delegation from Copa Cogeca, which represents EU farm organisations and agricultural co-operatives, met with the agriculture ministers from both Cyprus and Bulgaria in Luxembourg yesterday (Monday, June 22).

The message was created by anti-Brexit campaign group Led by Donkeys (the name of which is a reference to historical criticisms of British army generals in the First World War).

The organisation said that improving water quality "must remain a top priority", but added that this can only be achieved through "practical evidence-based measures" that support farmers.

Irish Whiskey avails of an EU geographic indication (GI), meaning the name 'Irish Whiskey' cannot be used by products that are not produced according to the process defined in the technical file.

Commissioner Christophe Hansen also told a meeting of the Council of the EU that, in his view, the current trend in negotiations on the next CAP is too focussed on flexibility for member states, and not focussed enough on the "commonality" of the policy across the EU.

Share this article Macra said that the European Parliament's adoption of new rules on new genomic techniques (NGTs) will offer an "additional tool" to young farmers.

At the annual general meeting (AGM) of the all-island guild today (Thursday, June 25), Northern Ireland -based journalist Tom Morrow was formally ratified as the all-island president.