Climate change advisory recommendation has the potential to destroy local economies

A leading north West farming official has taken issue with the report issued by the Climate Change Advisory Council in relation to carbon budgets up to 2030.

The report proposes a major reduction in our suckler herd as a means of delivering on our carbon targets.

Sligo based farmer and president of The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association Vincent Roddy says proposals to reduce the suckler herd to as low as 200,000 cows would have a devastating impact on the local economies of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.

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