Rural Life
The fodder crisis is seeing some farmers going hungry to feed their animals, said Thomas Gunning of the Irish Family Farm Rights Group.
Agri-Business
Farmers are "ashamed" to ask their children to take over the family farm as a result of an "unjust" CAP system, the FRG's Tommy Gunning said.
Agri Politics
Calls have been made for a postal survey to be carried out as part of the current CAP post-2020 consultation process.
Beef
Suckler cows are keeping people in jobs in rural Ireland, according to Peadar Glennon from the Irish Simmental Cattle Society (ISCS).
The demise of the national suckler cow herd was the basis of a meeting recently organised by the Farm Rights Group (FRG).
The cost of keeping a suckler cow is driving farmers out of suckling, according to Thomas Gunning from the Irish Family-Farm Rights Group.
Farmers are being put under pressure from all angles and are not receiving a fair price for their produce, the FRG's Thomas Gunning has said.
Over 7,000 farmers nationwide have signed a petition in opposition to the 4-movement rule for cattle enforced by meat processing plants.
