Farmer’s Mersosur verdict: Beef farming as we know it is finished

As a suckler farmer in West Cork, is it time for me to say goodbye to my suckler herd, having built it up for over 35 years.

Farmer’s Mersosur verdict: Beef farming as we know it is finished
Wed, 03 Jul, 2019 - 15:00
Ger Dineen, Kilnamartrya

As a suckler farmer in West Cork, is it time for me to say goodbye to my suckler herd, having built it up for over 35 years.

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