‘What we do today will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows.”
Minister Charlie McConalogue will have a baptism of fire. As a Donegal TD he will know more than anyone the potential impact of Brexit on our economy.
Store cattle prices are €100 to €120/hd ahead of last year as concerns over numbers and decent factory returns boost the trade.
It is not uncommon for farmers to sell land in order to finance the cost of a larger or more desirable holding.
Breeding season is one of the most critical times of the year in the sheep farming calendar.
Harvest prices appear to be settling around €170/t for wheat and €150/t for barley as cereal growers face into another difficult week on the combines.
Earlier this year the Department of Agriculture quietly U-turned on an important policy. While the move generally went under the radar, it was a clear example of changes afoot behind the scenes .
