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Jacques Delors, big farms, small farms

  • 28-10-2013 11:19am
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    Would farmers have any view on whether Jacques Delors' farm policies, the Common Agricultural Policy, EEC and EU policy on farms generally, etc favours (and historically favoured) small family farms or ranchers with huge industrial spreads?


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    blue5000
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    Depends on how individual countries implement the sfp. In uk afaik HRH the queen is the biggest reciepient, over here larry goodman is probably the largest reciepient mainly because there was no limit on slaughter payment in the base years. There are some huge estates in Scotland that are able to milk the system by buying land and entitlements.
    Why do you ask?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    blue5000 wrote: »
    Depends on how individual countries implement the sfp. In uk afaik HRH the queen is the biggest reciepient, over here larry goodman is probably the largest reciepient mainly because there was no limit on slaughter payment in the base years. There are some huge estates in Scotland that are able to milk the system by buying land and entitlements.
    Why do you ask?

    Thanks. Just curious, really. A friend was praising Delors for being committed to helping the small farmers, and I'd had the impression that European grants mostly went to big farmers, and in fact were part of a policy of ending small family farms and making European farming an industry. I don't know which of us is right.


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    iverjohnston
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    Small farmers in France seem to be struggling as much as anywhere else. Seems to be a flight from the land in many regions, if the property websites are to be believed.


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