Those farming peat soils are set to face new CAP rules from 2025 onwards, but the Department had planned having them come into play in January 2024 when it drafted the CAP plan.
Thw new rules could include a ban on ploughing peaty soils or land drainage restrictions. \ Donal O'Leary
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Farmers could be granted a one-year reprieve from new CAP rules which would clamp down on farming activity on peatlands, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
The new regime had been due to come into force next month.
The Department of Agriculture is currently seeking flexibility from the European Commission to push back the start date for the new rules under the CAP.
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The regulations and the exact areas where they will apply are now to be agreed by summer 2024 and expected to come into effect from 2025.
Farmers will have to follow these rules, which could include a ban on ploughing peaty soils or land drainage restrictions, to receive payments.
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Title: One-year reprieve from new CAP peatland rules
Those farming peat soils are set to face new CAP rules from 2025 onwards, but the Department had planned having them come into play in January 2024 when it drafted the CAP plan.
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Farmers could be granted a one-year reprieve from new CAP rules which would clamp down on farming activity on peatlands, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
The new regime had been due to come into force next month.
The Department of Agriculture is currently seeking flexibility from the European Commission to push back the start date for the new rules under the CAP.
The regulations and the exact areas where they will apply are now to be agreed by summer 2024 and expected to come into effect from 2025.
Farmers will have to follow these rules, which could include a ban on ploughing peaty soils or land drainage restrictions, to receive payments.
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