Dairy calf action plan 'will not provide long-term solution' without 'targeted funding'  

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue launched the plan in recent days.
Dairy calf action plan 'will not provide long-term solution' without 'targeted funding'  

IFA livestock chairman Declan Hanrahan said that a "guaranteed return for the financial and labour investment required of farmers for almost two years" is needed.

The action plan to support dairy calf-to-beef systems in Ireland "lacks the first and most fundamental component" of funding, according to the Irish Farmers' Association.

IFA livestock chairman Declan Hanrahan said that a "guaranteed return for the financial and labour investment required of farmers for almost two years" is needed.

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