What is the future for Northern Ireland
- Thread starter IANTO
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- Northern Ireland
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Food prices have to keep rising and I believe they will due to food production falling due to farmers retiring and cutting production , and not enough young farmers coming through.
Wellytrack
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There's always another gulpin who thinks he can make money farming, give up a bit of rented ground and see how many people are cutting back on production.
A old farmer near here died about 2 weeks ago, 4 men in with the sons the day after the funeral to see what they were doing with the ground.
Wellytrack
Member
Surprised they waited. Not unknown to call whilst folks ailing.
Indeed. It must be a universal issue on this island. Certainly, it makes no economic sense to beef farm on a small to medium scale, compared to renting out. Farmers are prepared to pay whatever it takes, to rent the next place. I could do much better if I rented it out, but then I wouldn‘t know what to do with myself, when the stretch comes in the evenings…
M-J-G
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I'd guess that feed, fuel, electric and machinery price hikes will easily close that gap.
And that's just milk, let's not forget sbout the beef, lamb and cereal producers.
Out of interest, where do you get that 2 cent figure from?
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- Bay of Plenty NZ
That leaves you with 6c
M-J-G
Member
Don't they do it for the love of wearing tyres and burning diesel?Silage Contractors…………………
Wellytrack
Member
So good it blurs the lines of a work event or a party……..
From a big dairy farmer who has his costs figured out.
M-J-G
Member
What was his fert cost per litre last year?
Well that won’t happen , Ireland is part of Europe and that’s the way it will stay, Ireland was never part of the commonwealth , and never will be .
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- Bay of Plenty NZ
Why would NI being part of the EU not be a sensible step? After all they voted to remain, democracy should rule.
- Location
- Beragh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The question asked was "Should the United Kingdom ......."
- Location
- Beragh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The Irish Free State was in the Commonwealth of Nations till the Declaration of a Republic in 1949.
London was the most ''Remain'' area. So would London remaining in the EU have been a sensible step?
Of course it wouldn't. The vote was on a UK-wide basis. And every area of the UK, including NI, has to abide by the overall result.
The same applies to UK elections. Even the staunchest SNP supporter has to accept that Boris is our PM (at least for now). And I remember accepting than Gordon Brown had become PM
And the vote in NI (by region) was just as split as the vote in the rest of the UK. Many area in NI voted to leave.
EU referendum: How Northern Ireland constituencies voted
After Northern Ireland voted to Remain in the European Union referendum, here is the break-down of votes from the 18 constituencies.
www.bbc.co.uk
And the vote in NI (by region) was just as split as the vote in the rest of the UK. Many area in NI voted to leave.
EU referendum: How Northern Ireland constituencies voted
After Northern Ireland voted to Remain in the European Union referendum, here is the break-down of votes from the 18 constituencies.www.bbc.co.uk
The votes should have been collected and counted in one location for the whole UK, so no-one would have known how any particular region voted.