EU gravy train set to stop for Irish farmers
As one far removed from the wellington boot brigade his comments about future EU funding, and the challenges facing Irish agriculture and food sectors, serve as another reminder that the gravy train days of the EU are over.
With due deference to the Taoiseach we are going to bite the bullet here and suggest the merger of Dairygold and Glanbia as a good starting point. Avonmore and Waterford merged so why not tack on Dairygold for good measure and open up the prospects of a radical change to the dairy sector. At least lets have an open debate about what needs to be done.
