'Green' CAP is set to radically shake up Irish farm incomes
A key feature of the CAP post 2020 proposals is the increased environmental ambition. EU Agriculture Ministers agreed a Council General Approach on the CAP proposals at the end of last year. At the core of this agreement, which demonstrates the higher levels of climate ambition, are the new Eco-Schemes under Pillar I. Countries will design Eco-Schemes based on their own analysis of priorities and the schemes will include precision farming, agro-forestry, and organic farming. Farmers will be able to access the Eco-Scheme funds by undertaking additional actions and practices that go beyond exis...
Source: independent.ie