A Cratloe farmer is calling on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to clarify their allegiance to rural Ireland after the Green Party Leader confirmed a cut to the national herd would be introduced.
Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan is adamant that a reduction in the herd number will be necessary to meet carbon emission targets.
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Minister Ryan and Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue will this week decide upon the emission target that will be imposed upon the agriculture sector – with Ryan pushing for a 30% cut and McConalogue arguing for a 22% reduction.
General Secretary for the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, Eddie Punch has branded a mandatory decrease in the herd number as ‘insanity’.
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