EU dairy agreement strengthens farmers
Posted,12/6/2011 4:00:00 PM
The sometimes strained relationship between farmers and the companies they supply to should be clearer and farmers' positions strengthened after MEPs and national governments reached a deal on the dairy package this morning.
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British sheep farmers braced for 'nonsensical' EU tagging rules
Posted,12/28/2009 12:00:00 AM
As of 1st January, British sheep farmers will face substantial new costs in complying with a redundant new EU requirement to electronically tag their flocks, Conservative MEPs have warned.
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CAUTIOUS WELCOME FOR DAIRY SECTOR CRISIS MEASURES FROM ECR GROUP
Posted,9/17/2009 9:00:00 AM
Strasbourg, 17th September 2009. Northern Ireland MEP Jim Nicholson, Agriculture Coordinator in the European Parliament for the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, gave a cautious welcome to a series of measures adopted by MEPs today to address the crisis in the dairy sector.
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