date:Sep 12, 2012
esult of poor quality. Escalating fuel and feed costs are already pushing production in many sectors into a loss-making situation.
Additionally there is a back-up of major work on farms, with a large proportion of harvest still to be done. Slurry tanks are also still full from last winter because of adverse travelling conditions, giving farmers a lot to think about in addition to low feed and high prices.
The challenge now, said Bryan, is for everyone supporting the sector to do everything pos