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EP 1162: Farming News - programme for government, foot-and-mouth outbreak and Dairygold disquiet
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This week on the podcast Anne O’Donoghue discusses the commitments for farming in the programme for government as well as the new ministers for agriculture, Noel Bardon looks at new rules for farmers on peatlands and wetlands and updates us on the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany last week. We also hear from both sides of the Dairygold debacle – farmers voice their opinion and Dairygold’s CEO Michael Harte gives his side of the story.
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