Farmers turn to IFA to address ‘alarming’ costs

FARMERS have turned to IFA to mount an all out blitz on the costs of farm inputs and services, as profit margins come under intolerable pressure.

The call has come from the association’s Co Limerick executive, where the latest meeting heard of dairying costs reaching “alarming” proportions, at a level which the industry can no longer sustain, as milk prices come under pressure.

They got some good news from IFA, which will launch a service within weeks to provide electricity at a discount. Unfortunately, it could be up to five years before this service would have any significant impact on their costs, they were told.