*This podcast is sponsored by AXA Farm Insurance.

Go beyond the headlines with our new podcast series – AgriFocus – where we take a closer look at some of the key issues that directly impact on farmers, rural communities and the agri-sector.

In this episode Ciaran Fitzgerald, who is a food economist with over 30 years’ experience in the agri food sector and a regular columnist at Agriland, joins Francess McDonnell to talk about a subject that is unavoidable in Ireland – politics and agriculture.

You can read more from Ciaran on Agriland at:
https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/author/ciaranfitzgerald/