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Choosing the farming life; the next generation

Who are the next generation of farmers coming up through the ranks? Why are they choosing the far...

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11.59 12 Sep 2019


Choosing the farming life; the next generation


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11.59 12 Sep 2019


Who are the next generation of farmers coming up through the ranks?

Why are they choosing the farming life and is it more difficult for this generation?

Newstalk reporter, Aideen Finnegan, has been speaking to four young people who love the work.

31 year old Linda Hanbridge Cliffe trained as a makeup artist before turning to farming full-time.

23 year old Ag Policy Officer with Macra na Feirme, Jennifer Keegan, plans to eventually go back to the family farm in Laois.

21 year-old Paddy McKeown doesn't come from a farming background but is currently studying Ag Science.

26 year-old Sean Kelly runs the family farm at his home near Nenagh in Co. Tipperary.

 


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Ag Science Agricultural Colleges Agriculture Aideen Finnegan Farming Irish Farmers Irish Radio Jennifer Keegan Linda Hanbridge Cliffe Macra Na Feirme Newstalk Paddy McKeown Ploughing Ploughing Championships 2018 Radio Sean Kelly The Pat Kenny Show Young Farmers Young Irish Farmers

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