Cash flow challenges are mounting across all sectors, underlining the need for swift payments, the IFA's rural development chair has said.
"A student attending a small remote school as on Tory or Arranmore islands cannot be expected to compete in a points race biased in favour of fee paying grind schools." - Ger Roarty, Co Donegal
Increasing water charges at this time will exacerbate an already difficult cashflow situation on farms, IFA president Francie Gorman has said.
"Barley doubling in price would only add cents to a bottle of whiskey or pint of beer/stout." - David Moore, Glencash Farm.
"They want us to vote to bring our ownership below 17%. How much below? 0% is below 17% - is that their intention?" - Michael Flynn, Rathgormack, Co Waterford
"We are proud to say that 100% of Yara products tested by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) passed the analysis specification." - Jari Pentinmaki, VP Yara UK & Ireland
With the small number of lenders for self-build mortgages being easily put off, the key advice is to start making enquiries as early as possible.
"Why are old cows disadvantaged in star rating?" - Anne Dunphy, Tintean, Ballinlough, Kill, Co Waterford
"Irish grain goes unrecognised" - Ollie Whyte, Co Dublin