EMB Archives - Agricultural and Rural Convention

Three CAP Consultation Submissions – health, farming & a platform

May 9, 2017 ARC

A number of organisations made submissions to the CAP consultation, which closed last week. Here we outline three differing ones – one from public health, one from farming and one, which we devote more space to, from a platform bringing a number of organisations together in Germany. 1 Public Health Organisation (EPHA) The EPHA European Public Health Association point out that agriculture and health policies are not aligned, despite Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) mandates that “a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities.” Like many others, the organisation argues against land based payments and for more policy coherence. Specifically, they point to three key changes: Removing health-harmful subsidies Moving from hectare payments to performance incentives Fostering sustainable healthy diets The EPHA’s submission intro can be found HERE the full response can be found HERE and the annex HERE. 1 Farmer Organisation (EMB) The European Milk Board prioritised coordinated approach to price and market stability, as well as […]

#MilkCrisis | EMB: Address Overproduction to End Dairy Crisis

July 22, 2016 Silvia Däberitz

Silvia Däberitz, managing director with the European Milk Board, gives us their second article in our #MilkCrisis debate. In this she critiques some of the suggestions so far for dealing with the crisis, while emphasising their own position on overproduction. […]

#MilkCrisis | EMB – Market Responsibility Programme To Solve The Milk Crisis

June 21, 2016 Silvia Däberitz

In the second installment of our farm income and diary crisis debate, Silvia Däberitz, managing director of the European Milk Board (EMB) tells us about how a Market Responsibility Programme could work. […]

Farmers Vanishing from Europe’s Economic Powerhouse

March 7, 2016 Oliver Moore

Europe’s strongest economy is seeing its farming sector decimated. At an incredibly rapid rate, both the number of farmers and the income of those left farming is nose diving. Why is this happening and what can – or will – be done? […]

WHES2016 – Making (Radio) Waves in Ireland

January 24, 2016 ARC

Wir Haben Es Satt (WHES2016) made the news in Ireland this year, via ARC2020’s Oliver Moore. Have a listen to what he said….. […]

Farm Incomes Down Across EU

December 18, 2015 Oliver Moore

EU farm incomes are down, but are plummeting in European powerhouse economy Germany. […]

Dairy Farmer Organisation EMB calls for Hogan’s Head

November 24, 2015 Oliver Moore

plummeting prices despite the all the signals and scientific evidence have made the Commissioner’s position untenable, the EMB claim. […]

Milk price drops threaten viability of small to medium sized producers

June 28, 2015 Oliver Moore

While global issues inevitably influence milk price and dairy farmer viability, the end of the EU’s milk quota regime has made it especially challenging for small to medium sized dairy farmers to survive. Milk prices are below 30 cents per litre in many countries. Small to medium sized producers inevitably suffer with such a sudden price drop. For some, increasing acreage and expanding production by going further into debt is the only solution. But this is only a solution for the few, while also having social, environmental and economic consequences for Europe, and rural Europe in particular. According to the Milk Market Observatory’s milk market bulletin from June 2015 “The weighted EU average farm gate milk price decreased in April 2015 by 0.8% to 31.3 c/kg, which is 18% lower than in April 2014 and 6% lower than the average of the last 5 years.” Developments in China and the Russian food embargo have also shaped the price drop. As the Western Daily Express reported on 10th June, this crisis has an impact on real people. Mark Oliver, […]

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