Irish farmers look to low-cost grass as grain prices approach seven-year high

Rising animal feed prices across the world are putting pressure on livestock farm profitability
Irish farmers look to low-cost grass as grain prices approach seven-year high

2021 could be the year when milk production slackens from grain-dependent farms like this one in

Rising animal feed prices across the world are putting pressure on profitability on livestock farms.

But Irish beef and dairy farmers will hope that their reliance on grass rather than grain will help them, if feed prices continue to climb.

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