Poultry Industry News: European Union
Monday, December 03, 2012
Ministers Discuss CAP Reform, Lactic Acid for BeefEU - Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform was the main item on the agenda for the Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting in Brussels last week. There was no agreement on the use of lactic acid for beef carcass decontamination but Ministers did agree...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Antibiotic Awareness Day: Reducing Antibiotic ResistanceEU - With the 5th European Antibiotic Awareness Day on 18 November, the Eurosurveillance editorial team from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden, explain how joining forces can reduce antibiotic resistance....
EFSA Examines Role in Animal Health, WelfareEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a report into the overall achievements of its Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) Panel and its support unit since 2003....
Multidrug Antibiotic Resistance Increases in EuropeEU - On the occasion of the 5th edition of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released new EU-wide data on antibiotic resistance and consumption. ...
Friday, November 09, 2012
Creation of Bilateral Group for Jobs, Growth EU - A report from the British National Farmers Union due by the end of the year is expected to call on the EU and US to step up trade talks and move towards a form of free trade agreement. ...
NFU Calls for Reassurance on CAP DelaysEU - The European Parliament's agriculture committee has delayed an important vote on the CAP until the end of January – prompting the UK National Farmers Union (NFU) to raise concerns of a ‘policy hiatus’ for some farmers in agri-environment schemes....
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Farming Unions Reject EU Budget ProposalsEU - Copa-Cogeca has rejected new Cypriot Presidency’s proposals on the future EU budget 2014-20, warning they represent a significant cut in farm spending and risk threatening food security and rural development. ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Mention of Animal Protection Standards Welcome in Trade TalksEU - A new EU report into Trade and Economic Relations with the US has, for the first time, included a mention of animal protection standards. ...
Monday, October 29, 2012
Agriculture Industry Unites Behind Technology RoadmapUK - Two years on from the Foresight Report into the Future of Food and Farming, four national organisations are working together to shape the science that will deliver food for future generations. ...
Friday, October 26, 2012
Transparency of EU Farm Subsidies SupportedEU - The Commission has recently put forward a proposal on publishing the names of the recipients of EU agricultural funds. The proposal includes the publication of the financial aid received by each individual farmer. ...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
CAP Reform Agreement Possible by End of YearEU - The Agriculture and Fisheries Council has said that an agreement on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is possible by the end of the year....
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
NFU Outlines Progress on EU Agricultural ReformEU - A year after the Commission published proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), negotiations continue among the European decision-makers, reports the UK's National Farmers' Union (NFU)....
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
EC Reviews Measures on Imports from Japan EU - Experts meeting in the European Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) have endorsed a Commission proposal to revise rules on import conditions of food and feed originating from Japan following the Fukushima...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
CobbSasso Meets Demand for Higher WelfareGERMANY & THE NETHERLANDS - Growing interest in free-range chicken in Germany and the Netherlands has led to the introduction of the CobbSasso breed into these markets....
Conference on Implementing Slaughter RulesEU - The Commission and the EU's Cypriot Presidency are organising an international conference on "Protection of animals in slaughterhouses: getting ready for 2013" in Brussels on 24 October 2012....
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Future, Food, Farmers Campaign Launched on World Food Day 2012EU - The European Council of Young Farmers, CEJA, chose World Food Day yesterday, to mark the official launch of its campaign “Future…Food…Farmers”. This campaign calls for generational renewal in the farming sector to be a priority of the future...
Monday, October 15, 2012
Feed Federation Contributes to Energy Directive RevisionEU - At the request of EU feed and food chain partners as well as the competent Commission services, the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) has published its preliminary public opinion on the announced amendment of the Biofuels Directive,...
Friday, October 12, 2012
NFU Board Member Lands Top EU Poultry JobEU - British National Farmers Union (NFU) Poultry board member, Charles Bourns, has been elected chairman of the European Commission’s influential poultry advisory group....
Animal Transport Rules Must be Properly Enforced, Says Ag CommitteeEU - Member states must do more to improve the welfare of animals in transit by enforcing rules, checking journey times and imposing dissuasive penalties on offenders, say Agriculture Committee MEPs. ...
Monday, October 08, 2012
EU Farm Leaders Call for Strong, Market Orientated Farm PolicyEU - In a major declaration adopted at their 2012 Congress, European farm leaders called on EU heads of state, governments, the EU Commission and Parliament to ensure that there is a strong, market orientated Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and a good...
Friday, October 05, 2012
Improving Sustainable AgricultureEU - European Union Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further strengthen the cooperation between...
Friday, September 28, 2012
More Transparency on Farm SubsidiesEU - The Commission has adopted a proposal designed to apply new rules with regard to the publication of information on the beneficiaries of European agricultural funds. ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Significant Progress Made on Ag PolicyEU - “I believe that we are moving in the right direction,” stated Cyprus’s Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Sofoclis Aletraris, at the end of the first day of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels....
Call for Better Market ManagementEU - Copa-Cogeca has called on EU Farm Ministers to step up EU measures to manage the market under the future Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), in order to ensure a balanced market situation for agriculture commodities. In a high-level meeting with new...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
EU Agencies Investigate Rare Salmonella Incident EU - Upon request from the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have jointly provided advice on an on-going outbreak of a rare type of Salmonella....
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