What is the future for the beef sector and is there motivation to determine it?
VIEWPOINT
Given how poor the returns are from farming for the majority of farmers, unless it’s a dairy operation, it’s little wonder smaller pieces of land are being left fallow. Photo: Roger Jones
The rate and trajectory of change in Irish agriculture that has happened over the past few years is especially noticeable when you travel to the west of Ireland.
On a recent trip west I was surprised at the amount of land that seems abandoned, or at the very least farmed in the most extensive way.
