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Irish Farmers Journal reporter Anthony Jordan met some of the first people through the gates at the National Ploughing Championships.
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Ger Devlin, chief executive of the Irish Bioenergy Association, shared the industry’s expectations for the much awaited Renewable Heat Incentive scheme with Irish Farmers Journal news correspondent Thomas Hubert.
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Fianna Fáil launched its Modernisation of the CAP document at the Ploughing. News correspondent Amy Forde spoke to the party’s agriculture spokesperson Charlie McConalogue on how the party wants to reduce red tape for farmers.
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Anthony Jordan was our roving reporter at the ploughing, and he caught up with one of the more unusual visitors to Screggan – Vincent Ssempijja who also happens to be the minister for agriculture in Uganda. He spoke about his first time in Ireland and what he is doing at the Plouighing.
Irish County Living consumer editor Ciara Leahy spoke to judge of the 2017 FBD Farmyard Awards Katherine O’Leary, but first here is Co Down farmer David Liliburn.
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Katherine O’Leary on the 2017 FBD Farmyard Awards overall winner
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