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McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Emma Cooney - "I grew up on a family-run dairy farm, but never planned on getting into ag"

In the first of an exclusive 12-month blog for Farmers Guardian, the new cohort of youngsters on the McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer programme talk about their hopes for the future and the impact they can make. First up is Emma Cooney, a young dairy farmer from Ireland

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McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Emma Cooney - "I grew up on a family-run dairy farm, but never planned on getting into ag"

I'm Emma, from County Tipperary in Ireland, and I grew up on a family-run dairy farm where we also made our own cheddar cheese. Farming has always been part of my life, but I honestly never planned on...

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