The IFA chairman in Sligo says he used a recent meeting with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen to relay some of the greatest challenges facing farmers in Ireland and in particular in the North West.

 

Michael O'Dowd met with Christophe Hansen during the ploughing championships last week.

 

The Sligo farmer used the opportunity to outline to the Commissioner that in all of Europe, the West of Ireland is the region that has benefited least from agricultural prosperity.

The IFA chairman in Sligo says he used a recent meeting with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Hansen to relay some of the greatest challenges facing farmers in Ireland and in particular in the North West.
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Michael O'Dowd met with Christophe Hansen during the ploughing championships last week.
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The Sligo farmer used the opportunity to outline to the Commissioner that in all of Europe, the West of Ireland is the region that has benefited least from agricultural prosperity.

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