Farming survey: Succession and the next generation still posing issues for farmers

THERE has been a slight increase in the number of farmers who are unsure what will happen to their land in future.

It is just one of the findings from this year’s Irish Examiner/ICMSA opinion poll, which canvassed the views of 569 farmers or rural dwellers over the course of a fortnight last month.

The poll of 461 men and 108 women was carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes, with people questioned at agricultural shows in Tullamore, Cappamore, Virginia, Iverk, Limerick, Dualla, Claregalway, and Tullow.