Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a holistic systems approach that aims to assess the
environmental impacts (potential pollutants and resource use) of the production of goods …

Summary The European Union (EU) dairy sector is facing significant changes due to EU
enlargement, the Luxembourg reform and ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) …

This article presents changes in the prices of milk and other dairy products in the European
Union (EU). First, the descriptive statistics of the prices of milk and dairy products are …

Abstract The Irish agricultural policy 'Food Harvest 2020'is a roadmap for sectoral expansion
and Irish dairy farming is expected to intensify, which could influence the environmental and …

Land mobility is becoming an increasingly important issue for European agriculture given
the so-called ''greying''of the farming population. This is especially the case in Ireland where …

Several studies of the Irish dairy productivity and efficiency have been carried out in recent
history, but none have been able to use Irish farm level data going back before milk quota's …

summary Post Milk Quota Experiences in Switzerland Switzerland can be considered a test
bed for the EU's withdrawal from the milk quota scheme. The Swiss government enacted an …

Regulating diffuse agricultural pollution in the island of Ireland's trans-border waterway
catchments is a 'wicked problem'. Alongside the need to mitigate agriculture-related water …

In this chapter, the current land structures associated with agriculture in Ireland are explored.
The Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) is utilised to describe current land structures with …

La Politique agricole commune évolue depuis 1992 vers le découplage des soutiens
agricoles de l'acte de production etleur ciblage aux fonctions non marchandes de …