An MEP for this region admits farmers aren’t receiving enough supports to facillitate environmentally-friendly farming. EU member states are expected to adopt proposed amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy, or CAP, on May 13th, which are expected to ease the administrative burden for farmers. Speaking at yesterday’s meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, Agriculture […]
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The UK has said post-Brexit border control on food and plant products due to start on Tuesday will be “light-touch” in order to avoid disruptions to businesses trading with the European Union.
Farmers are scrambling to get potatoes planted during the dry weather spell, hoping to make up for a shortfall caused by the worst rainfall some have experienced in 40 years.