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We are spending €170m on the island trying to eradicate TB, on top of lost output and further on farm cost while the numbers are going the wrong way.
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It’s a very real reminder to everyone that legally binding climate targets are not going away, no matter who is in government.
For value growth to continue, clearly Irish grain needs to be the basis for Irish drinks.
How quickly we forget some of the detail and indeed some of the outcomes from these so-called scandals.
It seems, on the face of it, that this tariff rate is below expectations and not going to give the injection or boost to farmers that they need to take on the project risks.
The EU powerhouses of Germany and France need financial stimulation and are in a very different fiscal economic situation to Ireland at the moment.
A more diverse population means it is more challenging to communicate with people about farm tasks.
If resources are limited for AHI, I often ask myself why is it spending scarce resources on programmes that I’m going to suggest could be classified as more ‘routine’ at this stage.
The year finished very well with exceptionally good ground conditions helping winter planting and autumn grazing.
Mercosur is obviously the elephant in the room and particularly what economic and social impact it will have on rural areas.
