Land access is essential for effective dairy expansion

This year is the 50th anniversary of the iconic JB Keane play, The Field. This classic drama is still compelling for all of us, even as it enters its sixth decade.

Apart from the main plot, the play underpins what we have known for years — land is important.

For farming communities, land is a resource from nature. It carries crops and feeds livestock where these outputs help us to nourish the entire country and countries further afield.