Farming special - Day 3: 

Most farmers who have been looking for loans from the financial institutions and agricultural merchants in the past year reported good news in the Irish Examiner ICMSA farming survey.

Only 6% of those queried reported that their applications for credit were refused in the last 12 months.

Farmers estimate that achieving Food Harvest 2020 growth targets will require huge investment on farms, including €1.5bn by dairy farmers alone