Why the non-application of customs has truly saved Irish agriculture

As food inflation kicks in significantly for 2022 on the back of higher input prices, the importance of adequate food supply, food security and traceability should propel farmers back into a positive position

Farmers rightly have trepidations about the year ahead, with wild swings in input prices particularly energy, fertiliser and feed prices, but also steel, concrete and other farm inputs.

The words immortalised by John Lennon of the Beatles comes to mind, 'So this is Christmas, and what have you done, another year over, and a new one just begun'. 

Regardless of your religious persuasions or your agnosticism, there is something hugely beneficial in winding up the year.