FarmLand: Season 3 - Episode 1

Farmland

What is the current state of play on the reform of the next Common Agricultural Policy post-2020 - and what will it mean for Irish farmers? FarmLand gets the inside track from the top brass forming the new policy at the European Commission in Brussels. Frank Bollen, head of the budget management unit at DG AGRI, gives his view on looming budget cuts, while Pierre Bascou, director of sustainability and income support at DG AGRI, talks unfair payment distribution and how his team is tackling it. Plus, Tassos Haniotis, director for strategy, simplification and policy analysis at DG AGRI, underlines how embracing technology can make life easier for farmers into the future.