Nature restoration will need farmers, family farms, and grazing animals, so where is the funding?

Farmers need to feel that they are part of the nature restoration journey, and need to be paid for their work, writes Malcolm Noonan

Malcolm Noonan with Bryan and Gail Daniels on their farm.

A few weeks ago, I visited the Daniels dairy farm near Kilmoganny in Co Kilkenny. 

Bryan, Gail, and their three children have 250 dairy cows, high bushy hedgerows, lots of buzzing insects, and interestingly have not used chemical nitrogen for almost two decades. Gail brings added value to their farm income with her range of dairy soaps, Bó Bar.