Agriculture minister to address tillage crisis meeting

Irish Farmers' Association president Francie Gorman said: 'The situation in the tillage sector has reached a crisis point.'

The meeting will take place in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare, on Friday, September 12, at 7:30pm.

Irish Farmers' Association president Francie Gorman is calling on all tillage farmers to attend the organisation's 'National Tillage Crisis Meeting' amid warnings the sector is at "crisis point".

Agriculture minister Martin Heydon will address the meeting, which will take place in the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare, on Friday, September 12, at 7:30pm.