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2009

  • 30-12-2008 8:59pm
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    reilig
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    so, what's your opinion for farming in 2009? How will we fare?

    On my front, I feel really positive about the suckling. I have heard that there is a huge reduction in suckler cows in Ireland for 2009 and there is also going to be a shortage of beef in Europe in 2009 - both sources of info came from a friend who works for teagasc. They believe that suckler farmers are going to be able to turn a small profit this year for a change. All of these reductions in herd numbers in Ireland and Europe were caused by farmers getting out of cattle to plant crops (Remember, many of these people lost a lot of their crop with the bad summer and some will be looking to get back into cattle - ie, they will be buying and there will be demand.)

    As for the sheep, I'm thinking about getting out and maybe keeping 10 more cows instead - it would save so much work.

    So what about you? How do you predict things going for you in 2009 on the farming front??


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