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Sounds about right.

I wonder weather this will make smaller farms finally viable, or be the thing that kills them off? (With EU rules my money is on the latter.)

by Number 6 on Mon Jul 16th, 2007 at 06:08:14 AM EST
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What kinds of EU rules are we talking about?

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jul 16th, 2007 at 06:12:19 AM EST
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I'm just regurgitating the standard anti-CAP stuff.

(Hey, Andy CAP ... that would be a neat cartoon character.  Uh-oh, here comes Maggie with the rolling pin!)

by Number 6 on Mon Jul 16th, 2007 at 06:37:19 AM EST
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Well, in so far as the CAP subsidises large farms over small farms, it will tend to encourage "organic agribusiness".

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jul 16th, 2007 at 06:41:49 AM EST
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