Traditional farmer vote ‘will go to party able to meet sectors needs’

THE traditional farmer vote is up for grabs in this year’s general election, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association president Jackie Cahill warned yesterday.

He said the election may well see farmers finally leave their traditional voting allegiances and patterns behind and begin to vote on a sectoral basis.

Mr Cahill said there had been a tendency on the part of certain political parties to take the allegiances of farmers for granted.