MEP delivers dire warning on threat to Irish farming from EU budget cuts

THE greatest threat to Irish farming is looming over the size of the European Union budget and its impact on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013.

European Parliament member George Lyon issued the warning at the Agricultural Science Association conference in Tullow, Co Carlow yesterday.

He said there is the threat of a triple whammy on the EU budget, leading to a substantial cut in direct payments to Irish farmers.