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Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Odile Evans met sheep shearing champion Ivan Scott and President Michael D. Higgins in the shearing tent of the National Ploughing Championships.

IFA crime prevention executive Colin Connolly takes Irish Farmers Journal digital editor Thomas Hubert through the online tool developed by the association to help farmers assess and fix security risks on the farm.

Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Odile Evans interviews Garda Commissioner Noreen O'Sullivan about progress and advice against rural crime.

Tesco NI marketting manager Caoimhe Mannion speaks to Peter McCann at the annual Tesco Taste Festival in Belfast about local food companies and consumer demands.

Toni McEwan, country manager of the UK and Ireland for Dow AgroSciences, speaks to Irish Farmers Journal tillage editor Andy Doyle about new chemistry coming to market.

At the National Ploughing Championships, Irish Farmers Journal Farmyard Awards judge Katherine O'Leary speaks with Eddie Lynch, overall winner of the 2016 FBD Farmyard Awards with his family.

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