Kevin Kinsella's (IFA) slides from the Farmers Journal CAP meetings. With the key decisions on CAP reforms now in place, how the new system will work is becoming clear. In this series of CAP meetings, the Irish Farmers Journal is aiming to provide farmers with information on all aspects of CAP and how it will impact your direct payments for the next six years.

1. CAP Reform 2014 – 2020
Implementation
IFA – The Agenda for Farmers
Kevin Kinsella, IFA Director of Livestock
March 2014

2. The IFA CAP Campaign
• From 2010, strong IFA campaign at EU and
National level to secure the maximum
budget
• Rejected the flawed Ciolos plan for flat
payments
• Work to secure Government backing for
the IFA position
• IFA campaign to secure maximum national
co-funding for RDP Programme
• Next stage – Practical implementation at
farm level

3. THE IFA CAP CAMPAIGN

4. The IFA SFP Campaign
• Protect the Single Farm Payment – Farm Income
• Impact on agricultural production and individual
farmers
• Active farmers – IFA sought objective criteria
• Redistribution too high – lobby for an improved
convergence model
• Variable greening as opposed to flat payment
• Totally opposed regionalisation and co-efficients
• Historical reference period – to avoid
speculation
• Option of coupled payments – vulnerable
sectors
• No redistribution between pillars

5. Key Changes on Single
Farm Payment
Main Issues Original Proposals Actual Outcome
EU CAP Budget 10 – 30% 3% P1, 8% P2
SFP payment
Movement of funds
RDP co-funding
Flat payment national or regional
€247/ha
15% P1/PII either way
50% - increased to 85% (Bailout)
Approximation + 60% min. No
regionalisation or co-efficients
No movement
54% EU/46% Nat - Ireland
Greening
Permanent grassland
Crop Rotation
EFAs
Flat greening of 30% = SFP cut of
30% and payment of €74/ha
Individual farm level
3 crops on lower areas
7%
Variable greening at 30% of SFP
National level
2/3 crops
5%
Reference Year Future reference year - 2014 Historic reference year - 2013
Vulnerable sectors Coupled payments Suckler Beef and Protein Crops
Sheep Grassland ?
RDP Schemes DAS, REPS /AEOS, TAMS ANC, GLAS, TAMS2

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7. SFP – Issues
• National Reserve
• Flexibility for different categories to qualify
• Learn from previous reserve to target
• IFA strong on objective criteria
• Young Farmers – 25% top-up
• 5 year rule – disadvantages some young
farmers
• Good case for National Reserve
• Education criteria – grace period to meet
requirements

8. SFP – Issues
• Greening - maximum flexibility at farm level
- recognition of equivalent practices
- not an issue for grassland
• Sheep Grassland – IFA campaign to restore €18m
funding
• Suckler Cows - €52m Beef Genomics Scheme - €80 per
cow/calf in 2015 on 650,000 cows. Minimise the costs of
participation.
• Protein crops – €3m – €200/ha – 15,000ha
• Market supports – protection against price/income
volatility

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10. SFP and Leased Land Issue
• 6,000 cases impacted by this problem
• Farmers cannot lose out on SFP payments
or taxation costs because of
shortcomings in the CAP regulation
• Minister must secure taxation solution

11. Ineligible Land issue
• 900,000 land parcels reviewed
• Major issue for farmers affected
• Farmers with a problem – appeal
• Retrospective penalties – IFA demanding
Minister goes back to Brussels
• No farmer can be penalised for applying on
eligible land
• Key issue on future applications
• To get paid - Every entitlement must have an
eligible hectare
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12. The IFA RDP Campaign
• Strong IFA Campaign on national co-funding
• EU co-funding ranging from 50% to 85%, some
bail out countries at zero national funding
• Outcome of IFA campaign – EU 54%/Nat.46% -
€580m p.a.
• RDP vital to support farm incomes
• Investment programme to develop and grow
farming - FH 2020.
• Targets to spend €4.2bn.RDP fund over 7 years.
• Early implementation of schemes - vital

14. Est. Funding Allocation
for RDP 2014-2020
RDP Measure Funding 2014 - 2020
Farm Investment Aid €290m
Areas of Natural Constraint €1,365m
Agri-Environment €1,540m
Discussion Groups €120m
Leader Programme (7%) €275m
Other: inc. Beef, Data & Genomics €350m
Performance Reserve (6%) €251m
Total Est. €4,186m

15. New GLAS Scheme
• €250m p.a. – 50,000 farmers - €5,000
• Scheme must open in Sept 2014. Plan
start up Jan 1st. 2015.
• Over 20,000 farmers in GLAS in 2015
• Prioritise Farmers leaving REPS
• Payment rates for all measures must be
attractive to cover income foregone, cost
of compliance and strong incentive

16. Areas of Natural Constraint
(ANC)
• Review of areas – deferred to 2018
• Restore DAS cuts
• Savings in RDP Plan – directed to income
supports.
Farm Investment Scheme
• 40% grant aid + 20% young farmers.
• Issues for young farmers on 5 year rule
• Support across all sectors
• Flexibility to utilise funding for investment
demand

17. Importance of Pillar I &
Pillar II Payments on Farm
Income

18. Charter of Rights for Farmers
• IFA negotiating New Charter of Rights
• Respect and fair play across all inspections and
schemes
• Removal of the fear and stress of inspections
• Key issues for IFA
– Realistic notice
– Efficient system for queries – no delays
– Reduction in inspections – no duplication
– Yellow card system and proper tolerances
– Delivery of payments on time within deadlines
– Addressing the SIU

19. The Challenge Ahead
• Effective implementation of CAP
• Mid term review – 2017/2018
• A strong CAP Budget - critical
- Refocusing on European food production base
- Protecting Family farm model
- Supporting Agriculture contribution to Irish
economy
• Increasing role of EU Parliament
• Shaping policy – at National and EU level
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