Farmers surviving on lower incomes
The farming families have been warned that their time must be "profitably" used if they are to continue to earn a living from the land during the current price squeeze hitting farming even this may still not be sufficient to bring them on a par with the income of their neighbours.
"Time is a limiting factor. You must make it pay. If you don't, you end up paying for it," Teagasc adviser, Terry Cunningham warned, following a study of the income requirements of 20 south Tipperary farm families.
