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Farmers in Ireland are being urged grow more barley, oats and wheat in the wake of the war in Ukraine. The Government is hoping a new multi-million euro scheme, launched on Thursday, will ensure the backing of farmers in the bid to boost crop production. The 10 million euro( ￡8.5 million) scheme was quickly put together by the Department of Agriculture, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine fuelled concerns about the stability and security of grain imports to Ireland. Both Ukraine and Russia are

Led by the Irish Farmers' Association President Tim Cullinan, the convoy of tractors and farm vehicles arrived in the city at around lunchtime on Sunday.... But this Government has no plan." Farmers are being talked at, rather than talked to. READ MORE:' What could you possibly object to?...

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As they did so, the bloc's farming ministers backed a new set of changes to weaken green rules linked to the disbursement of tens of billions of euros in farming subsidies.... Other green measures are hanging in the balance ahead of the election.... In Poland, nearly eight in every 10 people backed the farmers' demands, according to a poll by the Institute of Market and Social Research. The far right in France and elsewhere paint the farmers' protests as symptomatic of a disconnect between an

The SNP led a debate and vote in the Commons this afternoon calling for an emergency extension to the EU Settlement Scheme.... The party claims thousands of EU citizens risk losing their right to live and work in the UK if the scheme is not extended.... “ The general climate has already deteriorated, and the situation of European expatriates is in turn worrying....

As tensions between the UK and EU remain high, one trade expert has revealed Northern Ireland's position within the UK customs territory.... Budapest was told to “ reinforce the anti-corruption framework, including by improving prosecutorial efforts and access to public information, and strengthen judicial independence ”.... European Commission officials want Downing Street to adopt their animal and food safety rules as the price for slashing red tape in the region.3. 10pm update: Brexit hatri

But Mr Carroll warned it will take several years to fill the gap left by Brexit.“ We need to get foundation stock and I don’t know when Tops Farm will have tonnes of seed to give out and sell.... So there’s a serious cost increase there in keeping the potatoes ripe.... The consumer doesn’t always realise that.” But last week, Mr Ryan welcomed the Irish government’s announcement of a €3m support scheme for the seed potato sector – funded by the EU’s Brexit adjustment reserve fund –as a “ positi