Don't underestimate importance of CAP paperwork in 2023

It’s all change in 2023, and very daunting for all farmers.

The huge significance of how the CAP is changing may only sink in for some farmers in the spring of 2023 when they fill out the annual application for direct payments.

It is by far the most important annual form-filling for farmers. In recent years, it has been worth about €1.2 billion to them - made up annually of the basic farm payment at around €800 million, plus the Greening payment, for which most Irish farmers automatically qualify, because they are pasture-based.