The IFA would have liked more funding in the programmes to support beef, sheep and tillage farmers. THE IFA believe that the proposed CAP strategic plan signed off by the Cabinet before the Christmas break doesn’t strike the right balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability. IFA President Tim Cullinan said: “The plan will hit a cohort of our most productive farmers who will see a devastating cut in their Basic Payment. “The Minister could have put more funding into programmes to support beef, sheep and tillage farmers, but he decided not to. The Minister also decided to take 25 per cent from each farmer’s Basic Payment to put towards new Eco Schemes.

Source: Irish Independent January 05, 2022 08:30 UTC