Macra under fire on forestry 'bubble' claim
Outgoing President of Macra Sean Finan. Photo: Damien Eagers
Claire Mc Cormack
Macra na Feirme claims that the current national forestry policy is creating a "bubble" that will damage young farmers' prospects have been dismissed by the main farming organisations and forestry interests.
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