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Farming Today: 09/10/2012

09/10/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 09/10/2012

10,000 Irish farmers take to the streets to 'fight for the future of family farming'.

Presented by Ella McSweeney. Ten thousand of Ireland's farmers take to the streets of Dublin to protest over what they call a 'fight for the future of family farming'.

In a special programme from Dublin, Farming Today asks why ten thousand Irish farmers are protesting on the streets of Dublin. The Irish Farmers Association say they need to protect their subsidies from the CAP, address rising feed costs and get their members a better deal. However, not all farmers see this as the way forward. Tom Dineen from County Cork says they will alienate the Irish public by protesting. Alison Healey from The Irish Times says that despite the pressures Irish agriculture is in good shape to increase productivity by 30% over the coming years.

Presented by Ella McSweeney and produced in Dublin by Ruth Sanderson.

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