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The Ploughing is less than two weeks away. The biggest event in many farmers’ calendar returns to Tullamore, Co Offaly. Last week, roadways were being laid and stands were being built as Ploughing 2017 was officially launched.

Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Anthony Jordan spoke to Anna Marie McHugh on how preparations for the event are going.

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Anthony Jordan speaks with Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed on KT, the Tillage Crisis Fund, the Chinese inspections and currency woes.

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Peter Young discusses Ireland Strategic Investment Fund’s (ISIF) investment of €40m in the ag-tech sector with Cathal Fitzgerald, head of food and agriculture investments ISIF.

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Irish Farmers Journal Northern Ireland editor David Wright spoke to John McCallister, land mobility manager for NI, on farm transfers.

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Irish Country Living careers editor Mary Phelan talks to Derek Devoy who has established an initiative called Taxi Watch to keep an eye on vulnerable people on nights out.

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