Action is needed to help small farmers survive

Over the last year the culmination of bad weather coupled with cash-flow issues have spelled the end for many small farmers with low income and bad land.

The weather is something no Government can do something about but regarding cash flow, they can. If you don’t have money, you cannot buy fodder.

The last FF/Green Government, by dismantling most of the Disadvantaged Area Schemes such as the 25% Area Aid cut, abolishing REPS and other schemes, sealed the fate of many small farmers.