Farmers upbeat at seminar and not just because they got paid

On Friday, Oct 19, thousands of farmers received the first tranche of their single farm payment — aptly, that night there was a ‘your farm, your business’ seminar in Carrigaline, Co Cork.

Farmers upbeat at seminar and not just because they got paid

The message was one of optimism. Two months earlier that message would have led to a lynching.

At the seminar, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney discussed his battle to get a good result for Ireland in the CAP reform discussions. “Tough negotiations lie ahead,” he said.

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