Irish Farmers Journal Weekly Podcast

An oireachtas committee this week published a report on future of the sector and our correspondent Amy Forde asked the Chair of the committee Pat Deering, what the main points from the report were.Brexit is an ever constant issue on the horizon, and Lord Curry known as 'the champion of farmers' spoke to our correspondent Peter McCann at Queen's University Belfast about Brexit negotiations, the future agricultural policy in the UK and the definition of the public goods that farmers provide.Farming remains the most dangerous occupation in Ireland with an average of 13 deaths per 1,000 workers on farms, compared to 2.5 deaths per 1,000 workers in other industries. Our correspondent Amy Forde asked Pat Griffin senior inspector for agriculture with the HSA, what needed to be done in farming to make it safer and ensure there were fewer fatalitiesSome of you will know that the the Irish Farmers Journal is hosting National Dairy Day at Punchestown Event Centre, tomorrow on the 23rd of November. Included in the line