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Breed societies with youth on their side

Why youngsters interested in farming flocked to Irish Hereford and Irish Angus stands at the Ploughing.

Breed societies with youth on their side

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016 - 01:00

Denis Lehane

The Ploughing Championships may be 85 years old this year, but youth is still very much on its side.

On the Hereford stand at Tullamore, there was a youthful glow to the competition for five €1,000 agricultural bursaries.

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Farming News Ploughing 2016 Farming Place: Hereford Place: Tullamore Place: Co Cork Place: Vietnam Place: Korea Place: Inisvale Place: America Place: South America Place: Europe Place: Ploughing Place: Tralee Place: Tr Person: Larry Feeney Person: Matt Dempsey Person: Andrew Doyle Person: Minister of State for Food, Forestry and Horticulture Person: Paraic Ryan Person: Clem Rossiter Person: Bannow Person: Nicole Keohane McCarty Person: Michael Kennedy Person: Stradbally Person: Hannah Quinn Mulligan Person: Minister Person: Brendan Conway Person: Neaby Person: Miriam O’Callaghan Event: Ploughing Championships Event: Herford Event: Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition Event: Irish Angus Competition Organisation: Irish Angus Organisation: Irish Hereford Society Organisation: Slaney Foods Organisation: Lidl Ireland Organisation: Lidl Organisation: Hereford Organisation: RTÉ Organisation: Irish Angus Producer Organisation: ABP Organisation: Kepak Organisation: Tesco Ireland Organisation: CBS

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