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Wool Shearing

CountryWide by RTÉ

Jul 18, 20260:01:36Science & Medicine

Charles Hughes, sheep farmer in Co Mayo tells Philip all about the process of shearing sheep in the current hot climate we're experiencing. However, imagine being the farmer who has to pay for this knowing that in the cu...

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Wool Shearing is an episode from CountryWide by RTÉ. Charles Hughes, sheep farmer in Co Mayo tells Philip all about the process of shearing sheep in the current hot climate we're experiencing. However, imagine being the farmer who has to pa...

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