EU adopts proposal to exempt small farmers from crop diversification and rotation rules
MEP Maria Walsh submitted an amendment to the European Commission’s agricultural simplification package to protect smaller farmers from overly cumbersome GAEC 7 regulations.
Farmers with holdings below 30 hectares will be exempt from GAEC 7 controls and penalties.
The announcement follows the approval of the amendment as part of a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) simplification proposal.
