At the Agriculture Council on Monday 23 January, European Commissioner Phil Hogan set out how the sheep meat forum recommendations published in October 2016 (see EUROPE 11647) could be implemented.
One of the forum’s recommendations (putting in place a new environmental payment for sheep recognising the key role of sheep in extensive grassland systems) will not be implemented in the short term but will be considered within the context of common agricultural policy (CAP) reform, Hogan...