Are these statements true?
The majority of Irish cow pasture is held by a handful of massive farming groups / consortia.
All cow farming in Ireland is subsidized.
The subsidies are base per head of cattle.
I guess my point is Ireland has wrecked ~all their forestry, is creating dairy / beef in excess of demand leading to subsidies to make it a viable product, and all of this is causing environmental damage. At what point would it be cheaper to stop the cow subsidies, and increase the native forestry subsidies to the level that smaller farmers could transition their land back to that?
Keep in mind that I'm not only a Jackeen / west brit / southsider prick, I'm now an American on top of it all, so know strictly fuck all about farming and the cows and stuff.
The majority of Irish cow pasture is held by a handful of massive farming groups / consortia.
All cow farming in Ireland is subsidized.
The subsidies are base per head of cattle.
I guess my point is Ireland has wrecked ~all their forestry, is creating dairy / beef in excess of demand leading to subsidies to make it a viable product, and all of this is causing environmental damage. At what point would it be cheaper to stop the cow subsidies, and increase the native forestry subsidies to the level that smaller farmers could transition their land back to that?
Keep in mind that I'm not only a Jackeen / west brit / southsider prick, I'm now an American on top of it all, so know strictly fuck all about farming and the cows and stuff.