Sean Kelly, who is a Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South, joined the Tillage Edge this week to chat about how EU policy is put in place and the influence farmers can have when these policies are being devised.  

Firstly, Sean welcomed the move by the EU to reduce red tape and is keen to follow this through to implementation. 

He said farmers and the farming lobby need to have a greater input when the laws are being developed rather than when the new regulation is in the final stages of completion.     

Here is a link to the consultation process to reduce the red tape: 

https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/consultations/farmers-consultation-simplification_en

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