Imminent policy has to 'work with, not against farmers'

The EU Nature Restoration Law is part of the EU Biodiversity Strategy.

To say that environmental legislation is becoming “more complex” from a farming perspective is “a serious understatement”, farmers have told the Oireachtas.

Farm organisations gathered to discuss the EU Nature Restoration Law with the joint committee on agriculture, food and the marine, with the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association saying that new regulations being introduced are impacting on “the practical realities of farming in Ireland, and undermining farmers’ ability to earn a reasonable return”.