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Hansen hands hope on CAP budget

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food did a fair impersonation of a Government backbench TD at a farmers' meeting down the country when discussing the CAP budget.

DEALER 16 September 2026

Hansen hands hope on CAP budget

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Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

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