Wheat harvest in Angevillers, France, August 12, 2021

Harvest of the barley around Luxembourg

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2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP). This infoclip illustrates examples of modern agriculture in three different farms in Belgium, Poland and Spain. A Familly farm in Villers-le-Bouillet, Belgium, cultivating the land and raising livestock, a family farm cultivating grain in Minaya, in the region of Guadajara, Spain and a familly farm in Poland close to Tarnow, specialised in Soja.

Infoclip: 60 years of the CAP - modern agriculture examples (Belgium, Poland, Spain)

2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP). The Familly farm "Ferme de la Croix" in Villers-le-Bouillet / Fize-Fontaine is Established in the village for 5 generations cultivating the land and raising livestock. They try to adapt the agricultural practices to environmental challenges and animal welfare. They also diversified their production, opening their own butcher shop on the farm and producing artisanal pasta. This Infoclip illustrates: cattle on the field, feeding the cattle, harvesting, artisanal pasta production and butcher shop.

Infoclip: 60 years of the CAP - modern agriculture example (Belgium)

The last reform of the EU farm policy, established in 1962, dates back to 2013. The 2013-2020 CAP rules were extended and replaced by transitional rules, until the end of 2022. The CAP accounts for less than a third (31.95% or €386.6 billion) of the 2021-2027 EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework budget (€1.21 trillion). Around 70% of the CAP budget supports the income of six to seven million EU farms. This Infoclip illustrates...

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