Call for national plan to ensure future viability of tillage industry

A NATIONAL plan for the tillage industry was sought at the Teagasc tillage conference in Carlow yesterday.

Michael Hoey, a tillage farmer and owner of Country Crest, Dublin, said a united approach by all parties with a vested interest in Irish agriculture from producer to final consumer is needed to save the sector.

He told 500 tillage farmers attending the conference the plan should incorporate all aspects in the chain from research and development to production and marketers, and should meet the demands of the market.