A young Bunratty farmer says the agriculture industry is ‘at a crossroads’ when it comes to food production.
It comes after Macra na Feirme representatives met with the Joint Committee on Agriculture to discuss the Common Agricultural Policy.
Concerns are being raised that increasing input costs are preventing new farmers from coming on stream and making use of land.
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Joe Melody, who’s a member of Ennis Macra, says more constraints on production don’t make sense given rising populations across the world.
