Winning is not necessarily the objective, first time out.
“The more legislation we have, it makes operating a farm more difficult”: Irish Farmers’ Association President Tim Cullinane on the EU’s highly controversial new climate law, which was supported by all Irish MEPs. #gript
Allowing one tiny segment of the agri-food economy to tarnish the rest of it with this kind of mindless cruelty to animals is a strategic error, as well as a moral wrong.
TDs bring forward Dáil motion
“A response from the market is required.”
“Huge frustration.”
“Change is never easy.”
“We will see how we can improve practices in general on farms.”
It is now illegal to carry out controlled burning in agricultural clearings
“Build back agricultural capacity.”
“The IFA have offered a number of serious, credible and proportionate amendments to this Bill, but they have all been dismissed.”
“We have never experienced this situation.”