Minister meets with tillage farmers as production declines 

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue with landowners Pat Cleary and Darragh Cleary and Bobby Miller, chairman of Irish Grain Growers Group, in Ballybrittas, Co Laois. The field had a failed crop of winter wheat and was redrilled with spring barley. Picture: Maxwell Photography

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue this week met with tillage growers to hear their concerns about current challenges.

Persistent wet weather resulting in the delay in getting spring crops planted has had a significant impact on tillage farms.