FARMING POLL 2015: Environmentalists and farmers at odds

The danger of a polarised debate on ‘more or fewer farm animals in Ireland’ is highlighted by findings in the 2015 Irish Examiner ICMSA farming survey.

On one side would be the three out of four farmers in the survey who disagreed when asked if Irish farmers should cut back production in order to reduce global warming.

On the other side would be the more extreme environmentalists who want the world to eat less meat.