Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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The push is on in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 to increase production. Are we pushing farmers to the limits, especially in the dairy industry where we have too much stock and not enough capacity? This applies in particular in the context on climate change, the weather we are having now and the changes in the seasons. Are we pushing too much without thinking about the consequences? It is alright having 300 or 400 cows but is Teagasc worried that farmers will have enough fodder to ensure viability?