Protests are planned by the IFA at four venues including Roscommon, this Friday.

A total of four rallies are to take place across the country, including in Roscommon this Friday.

The issue is causing a lot of anger among farmers who say it will wipe out several in the sector if it goes ahead

Some members from the IFA visited some of the Shannon Callows last week, where there is a large amount of hay and silage to be harvested.

A protest was held outside the Convention Centre in Dublin today to highlight the threat to thousands of jobs.

Leitrim was one of the few areas not to have any protest

The IFA says the current direction of CAP and the governments Climate Action Bill could shut down commercial farming in Ireland