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Tractor back in Dublin for a third time

Katriona Kinsella spoke to a number of farmers at the protest in Dublin on Wednesday 15 January.

The future of Glyphosate – a timeline

In 2017, glyphosate received authorisation for five years. Stephen Robb recently spoke to Mark Buckingham of Bayer Crop Science about the progress and timeline of authorisation of the glyphosate active after 2022.

Compulsory training for higher-stocked farms

Senior inspector with the Department of Agriculture Jack Nolan speaks about the opportunities available to farmers and the changes coming to farms.

Beef Plan has to 'stick by the rules' – Corley

Amy Forde speaks to Beef Plan co-chair following the chaos at the Galway Beef Plan AGM.

Bord Bia meat marketing seminar

Adam Woods speaks to Bord Bia markets specialist Mark Zeig about the Irish beef market, live export figures, beef consumption and global demand.

Importance of weather in farming

Irish Country Living editor Amii McKeever speaks to PhD student Cathal Nolan about his presentation on the importance of weather and climate in farming.

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