The howls of outrage from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) at the recent Mercosur trade deal with South America included its slogan, “One burned every minute”. This relates to the shocking destruction of an area of rainforest the size of a football pitch every 60 seconds for cattle grazing and ranching. The IFA’s touching new-found… Read more »
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