Pandemic has little effect on farm income and over 70% want online marts to continue

IFAC Irish Farm Report shares new insights as farmers deal with life in lockdown 

Dairy entrepreneur, Maighréad Barron, on her Co  Waterford farm launching IFAC's annual Irish Farm Report which contains the views of 1,700 Irish farmers and reveals the increasing role of technology in farming. File Picture.  

Over 70% of farmers surveyed for the IFAC Irish Farm Report want online buying and selling in the marts to continue post-pandemic.

With 1,700 farmers participating in the survey, it has revealed the true impact of Covid-19 on the farming community, ranging from the accelerated adoption of technology to rising social isolation and loss of community engagement.