Farmers need time to adapt in first years of CAP reform

Tim Ronaldson of Naas, Co Kildare, was an interesting speaker at the recent Teagasc tillage conference.

Since 2007, he has specialised in grain production on 350 hectares, including conacre and contract farming.

He plans to make a significant change by transferring a 40-hectare block of rented land into a five-year lease for his son, who is returning home to farm.