Andy Mahon, a Dubliner and farm manager of a large farm in the UK, joins Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast to talk about the UK’s agriculture policy and the frustration it is causing to all farmers.  

Andy explains how the UK policy is centred on environmental policy rather than food production. 

Furthermore, the income supports provided by the Basic Payment schemes have halved and are due to be eliminated altogether by 2028, though some of these payments can be recouped by environmental payments.  

Andy says that many of the environmental options were poorly paid but given his farm establishment system and structure, it is reasonably well placed to maximise these payments. 

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