This week is the start of negotiations for the future of the CAP and what supports farmers will receive over the coming years. Such a move would see a potentially significant cut to the CAP budget and would be a huge blow to farmers here. But it is no doubt a first mover advantage – lay down the worst case scenario and any movement on that can be sold as a victory to the national negotiating teams battling to defend the EU’s farming budget.
Read more here:: Margaret Donnelly: New CAP needs to halt the relentless hammering farmers are taking on prices
