IFA chief condemns environmental groups’ policies at CAP conference

SOME environmental groups promoted ludicrous policies at the European Commission’s two-day conference in Brussels on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, the Irish Farmers Association has claimed.

IFA president John Bryan said the groups concerned displayed a clear lack of understanding of the importance of EU security of food production, or what sustains the rural economy and enhances the rural environment.

“These people would do well to spend some time out on family farms to educate themselves on the critical role that farm families play in safeguarding the environment and enhancing biodiversity.