EU CAP Network

How to use evaluations to improve the current CAP implementation and prepare for the next period? Register for our next Good Practice Workshop to learn more! 📆 2-3 June 2026 ✈️ Helsinki 🇫🇮 ✍️ Read more and sign up! tinyurl.com/3kj8x6z2 #GPW_Helsinki #CAPEvaluation

🐦 Boosting farmland biodiversity in Germany A CAP-supported Operational Group is testing integrated strategies to support insects & bird species while maintaining productive farming. Discover more about this good practice👇 tinyurl.com/dyhtdkrz

The April edition of the EU CAP Network newsletter is now available🌾 Explore the latest updates, including: 🏆 All the info about the #ARIAwards26 🌍 How NNs are supporting women in farming 🚜 Insights from CAP evaluations on farm competitiveness 👉 tinyurl.com/587bfppd

What would a #JustTransition mean for the European agri-food sector? 🤝 The EU CAP Network's first Thematic Group meeting on Just Transition gathered 48 experts from 22 Member States to explore this vital question. 📄 Read the full report: tinyurl.com/4b72xvze

🌱 Young farmers are vital for the future of EU agriculture — driving innovation & sustainability, despite facing major challenges. 📰 Discover more in the latest EU CAP Network Magazine: #section--resources" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/publications/e… #YoungFarmers #CAP #RuralDevelopment

🍇 Organic viticulture in Normandy In France, a CAP-supported project is establishing an organic vineyard in a region lesser known for winegrowing, showing how climate adaptation can create new opportunities. Learn more 👉 tinyurl.com/5btrkdum

🌾The #EUCAPNetwork workshop #WSalternativecrops took place in Vienna, Austria, bringing together farmers, advisors, researchers and agri-food stakeholders to focus on the cultivation and marketing of alternative crops in response to #climatechange tinyurl.com/yf39xtf9

The 2nd #EUCAPNetwork Focus Group #FGfarmenergy meeting is happening in Lelystad 🇳🇱 ⚡Finetuning Mini Papers on how to make farms energy-resilient, agri-photovoltaics, and more ⚡Field visits ⚡Operational Group ideas & research needs from practice ℹ️ link.europa.eu/JgRwCD

⚡ The 2nd meeting of the #EUCAPNetwork Focus Group ‘Innovative on-farm energy production systems’ will take place today and tomorrow in Lelystad, NL 🇳🇱 👉 Follow live updates on LinkedIn via #FGfarmenergy ℹ️ link.europa.eu/JgRwCD

In Portugal's Douro Valley, a CAP-supported project is reconnecting farming, gastronomy & tourism while promoting crops like the Douro Oxheart tomato 🍅. This project: ✅ Boosts rural resilience ✅ Links agri-food & adds tourism Read more 👉tinyurl.com/399a99hp

🌱 Wrapping up an inspiring #SustainableLivestock two-day exchange! On Day 2, participants had the chance to participate in a field visit hosted by Companhia das Lezírias.🚜 Thank you to all participants! #CAPforLivestock

A new era for Finnish cow farming🐄 Young farmer Heini Peräkylä built a CAP-funded free-range barn with milking & manure robots, cutting her workload in half. The result? Better work-life balance, animal welfare and agritourism potential 🌾 Read more👇 tinyurl.com/3mebnyvt

The Flemish Rural Pact seeks to build on the strengths of Flemish rural areas to develop five themes to strengthen rural Flanders by 2040, built on: ✅ Natural areas ✅ Environment ✅ Community ✅ Innovation ✅ Civic engagement Learn more👉 tinyurl.com/yc5u2uyk

🔔 The 2nd meeting of the TG on the CAP's Role in Supporting Sustainable and Competitive Livestock Systems is about to start! Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for updates throughout the day. Check the event 👉 link.europa.eu/NxXXyc #SustainableLivestock #CAPforLivestock

🫛 Heritage peas boosting EU protein & farm resilience In Sweden, Dylan Wallman used CAP support to test 46 heritage cow pea varieties with small-scale farmers at Färsna farm. ✅ Mixed cropping boosts resilience ✅ Diversity matters Full story 👇 tinyurl.com/4edbfstd

🌾 🚨One day left: Beyond Farming – Creative Rural Businesses workshop Join National Networks online and discover the various good practices rural areas are taking outside of farming to sustain their communities Register for the event 👉 tinyurl.com/2dds3zkm

LEADER is helping rural communities shape tomorrow together 🌎 Last December we gathered to celebrate the #ARIAwards25 – and LEADER contributed to two of the six winning projects and eight of 24 shortlisted projects🏆 Read how LEADER can inspire you👉 tinyurl.com/yeyskutk

📢 Contribute to the future of EU agri-innovation! Take part in a short survey for the upcoming EU AgriResearch Conference in Brussels on 24 and 25 September 2026. 📝 tinyurl.com/7mk7dhfe ⏳ Deadline: 17 April

How an Italian farmer proved that animal welfare can drive productivity 🐄 With CAP support, Giorgia Berardi transformed a small holding in Emilia-Romagna into a livestock farm producing milk for Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/3cf9zuf2

CAP supported Triple S in Luxembourg helps farmers meet social conditionality of direct payments with: 🔹 Labour law guidance 🔹 Health & safety + FOSTER tool 🔹 Contract templates 🔹 Expert workshops Read more about this Good Practice 👉 tinyurl.com/jtxnjm6r