A farmer’s life is still no bed of roses

We shouldn’t get carried away with all the talk of an agri-boom restoring the country’s fortunes, writes Conor Humphries

AFTER the Celtic Tiger died, Anthony Slattery quit his job as an accountant and bought some cows.

With food and drinks exports rising by close to €1 billion a year and food firms among the best performers on Ireland’s bruised stock market, agriculture beckoned as one of the few sectors to survive a devastating property collapse.