Maeve Higgins: Farming can be the solution, not the problem it is usually seen as

Farming using a syntropic agroforestry system can regenerate the landscape while capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the land

Brazilian farmer and consultant Felipe Amato (left) teaching a workshop on syntropic agroforestry at Hazel Nairn and Davi Leon's farm in Ashford, Co Wicklow.

There is a major fight going on between Irish farmers and the government. As the climate crisis engulfs the planet, the government has to reduce carbon emissions from every sector, and agriculture is a big one.

Many farmers feel they are being targeted unfairly. The fight seems inevitable and intractable, with big industry and lobbyists all vying for power.