'If the hemp business takes off, it could be a massive thing for farmers'
My Week: Andrew Hamilton talks to Declan Walsh
High finance: Declan Walsh grew two acres of cannabis on his farm outside Kilkee in west Clare this year. Photo: Natasha Barton
A west Clare farmer who grew cannabis on his land for the first time this year believes that the cultivation of the plant could be the saviour of small rural farmers.
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