The Clare Chair of the IFA says it’s a worrying time to be in farming.
It comes as Teagasc’s annual report shows that farm incomes overall have dipped by some 15% over the past year, after what’s been a difficult 12 months for the sector.
The fodder crisis at the beginning of this year, followed by the drought conditions over the summer, left many in dire straits.
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Dairy farmers were particularly badly hit, seeing a 22% drop in incomes as well as a 50% rise in feed costs.
The outlook for 2019 predicts higher farm income margins but Willie Hanrahan has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that there’s no quick fix:
