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Nature restoration law ‘more extreme’ than designations - INHFA
Noel Bardon
The INHFA renewed warnings on the nature restoration law after a trip to Brussels, where it discussed its concerns with EU policymakers.
25 May 2023 News
IFA requests impact assessment for EU nature restoration law
IFA and ICSA met with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Martin Heydon in Government Buildings on 24 May.
24 May 2023 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: no policy input
Empty slogans such as reducing the use of plant protection products by 50% achieve nothing.
Taoiseach concerned EU nature restoration law goes ‘too far’
Meanwhile, Minister McConalogue has claimed that State land managed by agencies such as Bord na Móna and Coillte could meet all rewetting targets, if targets are reduced from the original proposal.
24 May 2023 News
Agri MEPs vote no to EU nature restoration law
Some MEPs accused the European Commission of ignoring farmers in the biodiversity debate.
23 May 2023 News
Eastern European farmers take to Brussels in protest over imports
Farmers are protesting around excessive imports of agricultural and food products from Ukraine.
23 May 2023 News
EU approves another €1bn in grant aid for Poland’s farms
Poland’s farmers have had two state aid schemes approved to the value of €2.3bn in the last week.
23 May 2023 News
Kelleher welcomes council of ministers' push to reduce EU rewetting targets
Kelleher spoke after council signalled it will look for lower targets than the European Commission had initially sought, meaning that less farmland could be affected by the proposals.
22 May 2023 News
‘Nuanced’ approach needed for EU nature restoration - Macra
New Macra president Elaine Houlihan has weighed in on rewetting proposals, raising concern over the impact on family farms.
22 May 2023 News
‘Unjustified opposition’ to EU nature restoration - IFOAM
European organic farmers have called on MEPs to support ambitious nature restoration targets, insisting that preserving biodiversity is essential for healthy food systems.
22 May 2023 Climate and environment
Rewetting targets can be met from State-owned lands - McConalogue
The Minister for Agriculture expressed confidence that he can negotiate the flexibility to ensure no farmer will face mandatory rewetting.
22 May 2023 News
Agri MEPs urged to reject nature restoration law
The largest farmer representative group in the EU has urged MEPs on the European Parliament’s agriculture committee to vote against the rewetting proposals.
22 May 2023 News