Funding of €30/ewe main priority for sheep farmers in next CAP
The IFA has called on the Government to provide €30/ewe for sheep farmers in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Sean Dennehy, IFA Sheep Chairman, said the scheme needs a funding allocation of around €78m to deliver €30/ewe to all participants. Mr Dennehy said the importance of this measure was reaffirmed in order to underpin the viability of sheep farmers. “The current proposal lacks ambition to provide the opportunity for…