Macra seeks EU realism in greening

A farm-specific crop rotation plan would be better for land than a rigid three-crop rule, said Kinsale tillage farmer Martin O’Regan.

A member of a Macra na Feirme group at a meeting of European young farmers in Cologne, Germany, Mr O’Regan is urging young farmers to make submissions on europa.eu as part of the EU’s greening consultation process.

The delegation was led by Macra president Seán Finan. Macra is urging the EU Commission to heed the experience of farmers, and to avoid imposing “one size fits all” rules on farm land use.