'If 55% of Gardaí or teachers were over 55, it would be a major crisis'
The need to facilitate farmers retiring and transferring land is one of those issues to be dealt with.
MORE young people must be urged to into agriculture and food production, the Senate was told last week after Teagasc published regional reviews for each of its 12 advisory regions.
The data shows that the average age of farmers in Cork is 55 but that the highest is in Mayo at 59. It is 57 in Kerry-Limerick, 58 in Sligo-Leitrim, 56 in Waterford-Kilkenny, 58 in Roscommon-Longford, and 56 in both Sligo-Kilkenny and Tipperary.
