Farm income key for new Agriculture Minister Michael Creed

Newly appointed Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, has prioritised better farm incomes.

He said yesterday that farm-produce market difficulties were more prolonged than anybody had envisaged, and that any measures taken should be meaningful for producers in difficulty.

“I will work with Commissioner Hogan, who I am meeting this week, and other EU Ministers for Agriculture, to ensure that the EU response is appropriate, and can deliver the required response to help producers through these difficulties.”