The Clare County Chair of the ICMSA insists the future of farming here is in serious doubt without significant investment from Europe.
The latest Teagasc Farm Survey has revealed a 21% drop in farm incomes across the board in 2018, with the dairy sector, which suffered losses of 31% in farm incomes, the hardest hit.
O’Callaghan’s Mills farmer Martin McMahon says severe weather conditions is to blame for higher costs last year, while Brexit fears drove down cattle prices.
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He’s been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that many farmers don’t see a future, without a helping hand.