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European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan explained how cuts of 5% to the CAP budget post-2020 were inevitable given the backdrop of Brexit.

Tipperary farmer Liam Minehan talked about why he’s so opposed to the proposed Shannon pipeline water supply project that’s being planned by Irish Water.

Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Thomas Hubert met Monaghan IFA chairman Frank Brady at a meeting of farmers owed money after the closure of Castleblayney Livestock Mart.

Glanbia Ireland chief executive Jim Bergin spoke to Amy Forde about AgriChemWhey, a €22m Glanbia-led bioeconomy project.

While sales have been slow to start this year, demand for both purchases and leases of land remains strong, says Irish Country Living property specialist Anthony Jordan.

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary treated visitors and prospective buyers to music, angus burgers and even a bouncy castle at his annual pedigree Angus sale in Gigginstown.

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