A SHAKE UP

Draft proposals from the European Commission, according to RTE “indicate that from 2028, CAP funding will be merged with other EU budget lines - such as cohesion, migration, and infrastructure - into a single "National and Regional Partnerships" fund”. It is easy to interpret this as a negative.
 
Food production and farming are dissolving identity it seems. Bureaucrats can change everything with the stroke of a pen. But what will this mean for farmers? The first fear is grant support reducing. Will we see a huge reduction in farming as farmers exit the business? Anything is possible. But we also need to embrace a change. Sometimes things can work for the better. Now and then a shake up is needed to get us to see what we really have right in front of us.. 

​Anne Maher