Kieran Coughlan: Must use available tools to cope with uncertainties

For many farmers, 2016 will be remembered as a year of uncertainty.

Unfortunately, at the close out of 2016, the uncertainty remains on many fronts.

It has been exasperating on some fronts — from the prospect of recovery in milk prices to the volatility of currency movements amongst our major trading partners, the resurgence of international protectionism, the unforeseen election of Donald Trump, and the Brexit vote.