In the third and final part of our video series, deputy news editor Amy Forde talks to our specialist team on tillage, machinery, forestry and sustainability.
State of Play in Irish Agriculture - Episode 3.
Amy discusses all things tillage with the Irish Farmers Journal tillage editor Andy Doyle, who gives us an overview of the sector, explains what the main crops are and gives us the standout figures.
Machinery correspondent Peter Thomas Keaveney talks about the machinery sector in Ireland, how many people are employed and how much the sector is worth to the Irish economy. He also tells us how many tractors are in Ireland at the minute!
Deputy editor Jack Kennedy discusses forestry and horticulture, the difference between commercial and on-farm forestry and what the REPS scheme means to farmers.
Finally, Irish Country Living editor Amii McKeever talks about the rural/urban divide in Ireland, where our food comes from, the importance of shopping local and sustainability.