Farmers have been urged to keep in touch with elderly neighbours and those farming on their own by IFA president Tim Cullinan.
Cullinan said while older farmers and those with underlying medical conditions might be concerned about receiving visitors, farmers could keep in touch with their neighbours by phone.
“We should be conscious that older farmers and those with underlying medical conditions might be concerned about going to shops or co-ops. This is where neighbouring farmers could be a big help by collecting supplies for them and dropping them to the farm or helping them out if they are short of help,” he said.
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Cullinan said the farming community needed to support each other and ensure those most at risk were supported, while following the Government guidelines
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“It’s important that farmers look out for other farmers in their parish. Farmers who are observing social isolation protocols should not feel isolated,” he said.
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Farmers have been urged to keep in touch with elderly neighbours and those farming on their own by IFA president Tim Cullinan.
Cullinan said while older farmers and those with underlying medical conditions might be concerned about receiving visitors, farmers could keep in touch with their neighbours by phone.
“We should be conscious that older farmers and those with underlying medical conditions might be concerned about going to shops or co-ops. This is where neighbouring farmers could be a big help by collecting supplies for them and dropping them to the farm or helping them out if they are short of help,” he said.
Support
Cullinan said the farming community needed to support each other and ensure those most at risk were supported, while following the Government guidelines
Important! We have issued a new message in terms of what we need the public to do to help in our fight against #coronavirus#COVID19. Please read it & retweet. Let’s get the key public health messages out there & let’s put them into practice in our lives now. We need to do this pic.twitter.com/g9eUhaAYMj
“It’s important that farmers look out for other farmers in their parish. Farmers who are observing social isolation protocols should not feel isolated,” he said.
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