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Farm Tech Talk: Mercosur, sheep body condition scores and the Kerry deal
Jack Kennedy
This week, Jack Kennedy and the team talk about the Mercosur deal, sheep prices, the Kerry deal and Adam chats to Grassland AGRO’s Clodagh Bolger about the importance of soil sampling.
19 December 2024 News
Gorman says Mercosur is not a ‘done deal’
The Irish Farmers Association president was discussing the Mercosur deal with Olof Gill, the spokesperson for the European Commission for trade, on Clare Byrne Live on Thursday.
18 December 2024 News
More pork access for Paraguay in Mercosur deal
The recent Mercosur deal was not a full renegotiation, rather a tightening of environmental issues that were frustrating ratification in the EU.
Mercosur ‘not a cars-for-beef swap’
The Commission's line is that EU dairy stands to gain from a trade deal with Mercosur.
18 December 2024 News
Editorial: Mercosur back track?
Be sure that beef farmers are watching political soundings with keen interest.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Dempsey at large: wildly conflicting signals from Brussels
Commissioner Henson he clearly wants better bargaining power for farmers while urging diversification of income sources to spread the risks.
18 December 2024 Viewpoints
Commission's 'special mission' to 'engage' with Irish farmers on Mercosur
A delegation is to travel to Ireland early next year to hear farming organisations' concerns on Mercosur.
16 December 2024 News
‘Landmark deal’ - Brazilian and Argentinian farmers react to Mercosur agreement
The farm organisations representing Brazilian and Argentinian farmers have, unsurprisingly, reacted positively to the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
15 December 2024 News
What changed in Mercosur deal between 2019 and 2024
Negotiations since the Mercosur deal was first announced in 2019 have concentrated on the environment and sustainability.
13 December 2024 News
Ireland must work with other countries to block Mercosur, says INHFA
INHFA hits out at the commission and its president, calling them 'hypocrites' for signing Mercosur deal.
12 December 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: BYDV, US farming and Mercosur’s impact on tillage
On this week’s Tillage Podcast, Stephen Robb talks to the Irish Farmers Journal’s Pat O’Toole and Conor Kehoe and ITLUS’s Denis Dunne about Mercosur, aphids, the Rosenbohm US scholarship and much more
12 December 2024 News
Mercosur deal bursts beef positivity
At a European level the fact is that 200,000t of South American beef is entering the EU already, so this deal means it can now come in at a cheaper entry cost.
11 December 2024 Editorial