Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We hope the tillage farmer will work in conjunction with the beef and dairy farmer in the supply of fodder. There is always a reluctance because a tillage farmer can be caught without getting paid. I know there was mention of brokers but is there any way Teagasc could be an intermediary to facilitate agreements? Tillage farmers have been left high and dry after growing maize or even fodder beet if the dairy farmer had a good enough year to grow grass and silage or get cheap straw. They did not want maize or beet so the tillage farmer was left carrying the can. Could there be an intermediary that would not add costs?