EU urged to provide guarantee to Irish livestock exporters

An Irish MEP has urged the EU to provide a guarantee to Irish livestock exporters that they will continue to have full access to the Single Market as they discuss animal welfare concerns in Brussels. MEP Maria Walsh raised Irish concerns during a debate in …

EU capitals push to water down retaliation against Trump tariffs

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France, Ireland and Europe’s powerful farming unions are pushing Brussels to drop many food and drink products from its proposed …

Netherlands is EU’s largest importer of goods from Mercosur countries

The European Union (EU) and Mercosur concluded a trade agreement on 6 December 2024. The agreement still requires ratification in the European Parliament and by individual EU member states. The Netherlands was the EU’s largest purchaser of goods from …

Hungary’s law proposal to ban laboratory meat is against the EU law

The sale of lab-grown meat is currently not allowed in the European Union, yet the Hungarian government submitted a proposal to the parliament on 11 March to ban it in Hungary. The European Commission formally warned Hungary in October that the adoption of …

The EU focuses on safety standards for soybean meal

The primary quality requirement for imported soybean meal in the EU is its protein content, but several other key criteria are also emphasized. This was highlighted by Pavlo Zhovtonozhko, Director of Falcon Agro Group LLC, during his speech at the “Soybean …

FAFAC: New labeling code will help livestock producers curb emissions

Recent updates to the EU Code for livestock feed labeling represent a major milestone toward sustainable feed and livestock production via improved communication of environmental claims, FEFAC president Pedro Cordero said in an interview with Feed Strategy …

125 organisations call for a new impetus in the EU food policy, valorising livestock farming - Farm Europe

After years of enduring drought and conflict over pasture, communities in Mandera county are turning to fodder farming ...

A farmer in Maygag location loads fodder harvest on a donkey cart for transport to the local fodder store in Rhamo town on March 24, 2025. [Ibrahim Adan Ali, Standard] After years of enduring drought and conflict over pasture, communities in Mandera County …

INHFA submit petition to EU Parliament on dog control reform

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has submitted a petition to the European Parliament on the issue of dog control reform. Any citizen of the European Union, or resident in a member state, may, individually or in association with others …

Ukraine could export up to 1 billion cubic meters of biomethane to the EU by 2030

In 2030, Ukrainian biomethane producers will be able to supply up to 1 billion cubic meters of this fuel to the EU, says Maciej Zaniewicz, an expert from the Green Deal Ukraine project and senior analyst at Forum Energii (Poland), who is a co-author of the …