Matt Dempsey on mapping the future for the tillage industry
Matt Dempsey, former editor of the Irish Farmers Journal, and Chair of the DAFM Food Vision Tillage group, chats to Michael Hennessy on the latest Tillage Edge podcast about the interim recommendations from the Food Vision Tillage Group.
Matt says there is an openness by the government to look at capital projects which could support the industry long term such as a storage/processing for proteins, and a processing facility for oilseed rape, etc.
Other areas in which the group will recommend some changes include the Tillage Incentive Scheme, land access, and access to plant protection…
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