EU says farm satellite data can be used as compliance evidence

Inspectors arriving at the farm gates could be a thing of the past, following the European Commission’s adoption of new rules last week which for the first time expressly allow modern technologies to be used when checking area-based CAP payments.

EU says farm satellite data can be used as compliance evidence
Fri, 01 Jun, 2018 - 01:00

By Stephen Cadogan

Inspectors arriving at the farm gates could be a thing of the past, following the European Commission’s adoption of new rules last week which for the first time expressly allow modern technologies to be used when checking area-based CAP payments.

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