Farmers ‘upbeat’ about future

FARMERS have never been as positive or optimistic about their future in the industry, delegates at the opening of Macra na Feirme’s annual conference were told at Little Island, Co Cork, last night.

Macra president Alan Jagoe said the agri industry is performing positively against a backdrop of econ-omic gloom around Ireland.

“Our agricultural colleges are so full of young farmers that Teagasc had to open 10 new centres around the country,” he said.