Minister of State, Pippa Hackett, on the challenges that lie ahead for farming

On the latest episode of The Environment Edge podcast, Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Agriculture with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity joins Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers to discuss the challenges ahead for farming and how we can meet them head on.

Pippa discusses what has been made available in the budget, organic farming, forestry, rewetting the bogs and the important role of results-based payments in Ireland.

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