Peter Hynes: Financial stress can literally kill farmers – our leaders need to act
We farmers are challenged by the weather every day – we shouldn’t have to bear the cost of reducing emissions
Peter Hynes says, 'I replied to Paula that I wasn’t in the best place — a pretty bad place mentally in fact — but I did promise her I would tell her if I couldn’t cope'. Photo courtesy of RTÉ
Too wet, too cold, too dry… this grazing season has been very challenging. We have had a northerly wind here for weeks which is reducing night-time temperatures and hampering grass growth.
We have had some rain here but it seems to be dried up quickly by the wind.
