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With just two months to go to the official start of electronic tagging of all sheep, farmers say things won’t be ready. News correspondent Barry Cassidy spoke with members of the IFA sheep committee.

IFA Ulster/north Leinster regional chair Nigel Renaghan updates news correspondent Thomas Hubert on the situation of farmers left unpaid by Castleblayney mart’s closure.

Brian Irvine from CAFRE spoke to Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann about the impact the dry summer has had on compacted soils.

At a Teagasc/Bord Bia quality assurance event near Lahardane, Co Mayo last week, beef editor Adam Woods spoke to local Teagasc advisor Jacinta O'Neill on health and safety on Irish farms and areas we need to improve on.

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