Anger as reform of EU payments policy could cost Irish farmers €100m

REFORMS to the EU’s €106 billion farm payments policy, which could see Irish farmers lose €100 million a year, will be resisted by the country’s main farming organisations and politicians.

Described by the European Commission as a “health check” on the Common Agriculture Policy, it has been condemned by the IFA.

Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel said it would help get rid of “hobby” farmers and recognise the realities of a world where demand for food was booming.