Paula Hynes: Evolution, not revolution - there are new policymakers in town

Farmers right across the EU have not been content with the last few years, but will the new Commissioner be able to change things for the better?
Paula Hynes: Evolution, not revolution - there are new policymakers in town

MEP Maria Walsh, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen, Pete Hynes

It has been a week of early starts on the farm, International Dairy Week kicked off on Sunday and with the time difference we had to be up at the crack of dawn to watch Becky's class. 

She won the Sherri Martin Memorial Intermediate showmanship in 2024 at IDW with 42 competitors in the class. We knew it was a tall order for her to go back and try and win it again, and this year, the class was even bigger with 50 handlers entered. It was also the first outing for the heifer she had chosen for the class. 

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