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Can organic farming provide buffer against weather extremes? artwork
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Can organic farming provide buffer against weather extremes?

CountryWide by RTÉ

Sep 5, 20267:25Science & Medicine

Amanda Galvin is running an organic sheep and tillage enterprise not too far from Tullamore. She hasn’t dipped in to any of her winter fodder, her fields are notably greener than her neighbours and her ewes actually need...

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