The Clare County Chair of the IFA claims more needs to be done to bring farmer’s incomes in line with industrial wages in the coming year.
It follows a recent Teagasc report, which identified the average farmers wage to be just over €30,000 at the end of 2024, an increase of 40% on last year, but still falls €15,000 short of desired levels.
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Farming has been identified as being worth over €16 billion to the Irish economy, with products exported to 109 countries across the world.
Clare IFA Chairperson and Feakle farmer, Stephen Walsh says although improvements to farmers livelihoods were seen in 2024, it would have been difficult for that not to be the case.
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