Angus Woods: It’s in livestock farmers’ interests to support better payments for tillage sector
Tillage farmers shouldn’t be expected to shoulder the burden of producing enough straw and feed for other sectors’ needs without being properly remunerated for the risks they take
‘Dairy and livestock farmers should consider setting aside some of their good fields to grow their own feed and straw’. Photo: Getty
Last autumn’s difficult weather has created significant problems for my tillage enterprise.
Some fields that were intended for winter crops were never sown, and of the small amount of winter wheat that I did get in, incessant heavy rain after sowing led to poor germination in parts, which will require re-sowing.
