Macra news: Logic in greening consultation urged

“Young farmers — the new environmentalists — are committed to sustainable environmental management and are best placed to determine what delivers most efficiently and effectively on greening on their farms.”

This is according to Macra national president Seán Finan, who said that the consultative process on greening measures by the EU Commission must take account of the experience of farmers and the reality of farming structures.

Mr Finan was speaking after a meeting of European young farmers in Cologne, Germany, last week, and as a 12-week consultation process on greening measures by the EU Commission was due to close for public submissions.