'Immediate action' needed from processors and Government on sheep farm 'income crisis'

Farmers protesting in Roscommon.
'Immediate action' needed from processors and Government on sheep farm 'income crisis'

"The margins on sheep farms have been trimmed to the bone."

"Immediate action" from processors and Government is being called for to tackle the "deepening income crisis" on sheep farms.

This comes as the Irish Farmers' Association held a protest in Roscommon on Monday morning, which was organised following the latest price cut, which has hit sheep farmers who are "already grappling" with severe input costs and slashed margins.

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