Agri-Business
Minister Heydon is set to tell his counterparts in other EU member states that the CAP "must remain a core EU priority".
Agri Politics
Minister Martin Heydon has said that there are some points in the Vision for Agriculture and Food that "will require further clarification".
Beef
The EU has committed to promoting a more extensive form of livestock farming in its new Vision for Agriculture and Food.
Rural Life
EU policymakers and legislators have been urged to "seize the opportunities" in the EU's new Vision for Agriculture and Food.
The ICSA president said the EU Commission "Vision for Agriculture and Food" is an important step in shaping the future of farming in the EU.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has welcomed the publication of the EU Commission’s ‘Vision for Agriculture and Food’.
Commissioner Hansen has said that future CAP funding should be directed towards young farmers, as well as smaller farms and family farms.
An EU farm organisation has said that the new EU Vision for Agriculture and Food is "ambitious", but cannot "ignore the debate" on CAP.
Dairy
An Irish farm organisation has welcomed that EU's new Vision on Agriculture, but said that "actions will decide" its outcomes.
The new Vision for Agriculture aims to ensure farmers are not forced to "systematically" sell their products below production costs.
The European Commission is expected to commit to making the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) "simpler and more targeted" next week.
