Graham Hunt is in Ireland for the first time, helping an Irish farmer to show his stock. The Yorkshire man believes that farmers would be better off if Britain leaves the European Union.

“My local area is mainly pig and poultry, not much dairy, quite a bit of beef,” said Hunt. “Most of us think that it’s time we were out of Europe now. We think that the good times have been and gone in Europe and the host of new countries coming in to Europe now are milking the system and we think we can probably be better off on our own.”

Hunt said there will still be some sort of direct payment if they do leave, citing UKIP’s ideas on farming and payments from the most recent election.

“Common sense will prevail and, in my opinion, common sense says it’s time to get out,” he added.

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Quotas

Metha McAleese is a dairy farmer from Coleraine. While she has not decided which way she will vote in the referendum, she believes that the European decision to finish the quota system should be reversed.

“The abolition of quota has resulted in a huge overproduction problem in the province and in the whole of Europe,” said McAleese. “There should be some sort of curb in production by the processors or by quotas being introduced again.”

The Stormont elections has dominated the agenda in Northern Ireland in recent weeks. Many people said the impact of Brexit has not been sufficiently explored by the politicians. McAleese told the Irish Farmers Journal that she won’t make up her mind on how to vote until she gathers more information.

Additional reporting by Anthony Jordan.

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