PJ Phelan: Why less intensive livestock farmers should provide 20-30pc of their land for tillage
The Minister has set a target of increasing the tillage area to 400,000ha. Photo: Roger Jones
Good co-operation can solve a lot of problems. Some of the difficulties facing tillage farmers, dairy farmers and our Minister for Agriculture’s environmental targets can be managed with co-operation.
2023 was a tough year for tillage farmers. Poor sowing conditions this autumn/winter have left many farmers with a substantially reduced area of winter cereals.
