Sadly, the EU wants a stagnant farming industry and also a stagnant economy. These goals will be achieved under the guise of climate change, where they will waste 1 trillion euros to achieve [it].

At the same time as they are signalling – in a virtually way – the economies of Italy, Spain and Greece might even collapse.

That is not to say that we, as farmers, don’t have a huge role in reducing environmental damage and protecting our wildlife. Unfortunately, nobody ever asks our opinion on how this might be achieved. The sheer arrogance and ignorance of the Brussels ‘dining set’ is breathtaking.

From Rupert Pollock, a full-time beef/sheep farmer

Farm to Fork Strategy

This letter comes on the back of the recently-announced Farm to Fork Strategy from the European Commission – last month, on Wednesday, May 20.

In response to questions laid down about how these targets will be achieved, the European Commission gave a breakdown based on the targets that they laid out.

In regards to fertiliser and soil nutrients, it was noted that member states will have to take ambitious and far-reaching measures to fully implement existing legislation on nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorous) pollution, in order to avoid the associated nutrient leakages that pollute the air and water becoming harmful to human health and the environment.

This will contribute to deliver the “zero pollution ambition” of the EU Green Deal, the authority said.