Number of part-time farmers predicted to increase
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Pippa Hackett, has come out saying that the flattening of direct payments will see more part-time farmers in future. She said that with a levelling of EU direct payments in the form of convergence and other measures, it is likely that the number of part-time farmers will increase. “Some bemoan that, but I believe it is something which…