CAP reform and nitrate directive could lead to 20% reduction in dairy incomes
It shows that a combined effect of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the implementation of the EU nitrate directive could lead to a drop of almost 20% in the income of intensive dairy farmers.
The analysis, which was conducted by UCD economist Anne Marie Butler, shows that a dairy farmer with around 80 cows on 40 hectares (100 acres) could be facing a drop of €15,000 in income.
