Livestock farmers split over EU proposal for area-based payments

EU livestock farmers are being offered a similar subsidy system to tillage farmers, along the lines of the changed payments to livestock farmers in Disadvantaged Areas.

But Ireland’s livestock farmers are seriously divided over the EU proposal to “decouple” supports for the livestock section from numbers of livestock on each farm.

Two of the main livestock farmer organisations have adopted opposing stances in discussions on the CAP mid- term review proposals.