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EU Agriculture Minister Begin Summit To Ratify CAP Reforms.

IFA says the schemes aren't fair to Irish Farmers.

EU Agriculture Ministers will begin a two day summit in Brussels today aimed at ratifying reforms to the CAP farm subsidy programme.

The deal will account for about a third of the EU's budget between 2021 and 2027, with 387 billion euro being spent.

20 per cent of the budget will be ring fenced for new eco-schemes to tackle agricultural emissions.

Kildare man Brian Rushe is Deputy President of the IFA.

He says these schemes aren't fair on farmers:

Brian Rushe, says the new CAP agreement will have a negative impact on farmers' incomes:

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