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North Tipperary IFA county chairman, Tim Cullinan, spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal following a meeting with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture. The issue of a higher number of inspections and penalties was on the agenda.

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News correspondent Barry Cassidy talked to Teagasc crops researcher Dermot Forristal at the Oakpark open day this week.

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Louth tillage farmer John McGuinness talks to news correspondent Odile Evans about the upcoming harvest, grain prices and the straw market.

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We take a look behind the scenes at the Royal Highland Show which was held in Edinburgh over the weekend.

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Leitrim BETTER farmer Philip Keville talks to beef specialist Ciaran Lenehen on what drainage work has done for his farm.

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And in this week’s Irish Country Living, the tragic death of farmer Thomas Power last week has again highlighted the serious lack of high level cardiac care services in the southeast.

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