Suckler sector 'vital' to economic wellbeing of rural Ireland

"Our suckler sector is under serious threat."

INHFA vice president Micheal McDonnell has stressed the need to protect the sector.

The suckler sector is "vital" to the economic wellbeing of rural Ireland, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association has said.

INHFA vice president Micheal McDonnell has stressed the need to protect the sector, saying that "any further decline won’t just impact on the farmers, but risks undermining the economic wellbeing of many rural communities".