Deasy believes he can make difference for farms
"I would not be running for President unless I believed I could make a real difference to the lives of Irish farmers, their families and the agriculture and food industry", says the Aglish, Roscrea man who farms near the family homestead from where his father, the late Rickard Deasy, led NFA in the 1960s.
"In spite of the difficulties and uncertainties, I want to promote farming as a career, by demanding reasonable incomes, streamlining the bureaucracy which continues to grow, and making farming once more an attractive career and lifestyle. Above all, I want to retain the optimum number of farm families on the land, making a decent living. That is something I have worked for all my life, and something I will continue to promote", he adds.
