THREE-CROP RULE CAUSES CONSTERNATON AMONG GOWERS

摘要

CAP reform requirements which will force some businesses to grow three different crops have been dismissed as 'utter madness' by farmers. Regulations that kick-in on 1st January 2015 require some farms with more than 30ha of arable land to grow threedifferent crops. And, in the eyes of the EU, cabbages, cauliflowers and broccoli are all viewed as one crop.Mark Leggott, whogrows potatoes and brassicas alongside his combinable crops enterprise, said it was a 'clear example of muddled thinking' while outgoing NFU president Peter Kendall said the rule was a classic example of policy decisions which go against recognising theimportance of food production.