The agricultural sector in Northern Ireland depends on EU funding for 85% of its income, disbelieving UK parliamentarians learnt from the province’s farmers’ leaders. What do farmers’ representatives think of Brexit? […]
On April 24th, Ireland marks the actual date its independence movement started in earnest. Irish citizens have come together to make April 24th 2016 – the real date that marks the Easter Rising – Ireland’s food sovereignty proclamation day. And they plan to eat and tweet about it. Here’s the why and how. […]
CAP ‘greening’, ties up farmers in bureaucracy, uses up valuable public money and still fails to protect nature or the incomes of farmers in marginalised areas adequately. Ireland is no exception. […]
Wir Haben Es Satt (WHES2016) made the news in Ireland this year, via ARC2020’s Oliver Moore. Have a listen to what he said….. […]
Most EU countries and regions have now declared their intention to not grow GM crops. In the UK, this means everywhere – except England, as Peter Crosskey reports. […]
The end of milk quota was greeted with glee in Ireland: that’s changing as prices slump. […]
Ireland’s Rural Development plan has been adopted by EU Commission. So what’s in it? […]
ARC2020’s Oliver Moore was at Ireland’s STOP TTIP Day of Action. Here’s what he said. […]
A laggard by EU standards, Ireland may, finally, start to catch up with the average organic acreage thanks to better supports […]
No real greening for the Emerald Isle as Ireland opts for everything but any significant environmental improvements. […]
There seems to be a do-very-little approach to EFAs as part of greening in Britain & Ireland. Peter Crosskey explains. […]
The “curious conundrum of the very schtum” explained. […]
The majority of farmers and the environment will loose out under current government and industry plans. […]
Just how did Northern Ireland drop from 7% to 0% modulation in just 10 days? […]
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