IFA meets minister to push for sheep supports amid 'worsening crisis'
Mr Comiskey called on the Government to come forward as a "matter of urgency" with immediate targeted supports for sheep farmers to provide €30 per ewe and supports for farmers finishing store lambs.
The Irish Farmers' Association has again pushed for Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to introduce supports for the sheep sector as farmers face a "worsening crisis".
IFA sheep chairman Kevin Comiskey said that the latest CSO agriculture output index for February highlights the extent of the crisis in the sheep sector while sheep farmers wait on the Government’s response.
