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On the programme we continue our weekly look at the world of agriculture and food...There have been some more green shoots of recovery seen this week in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic ...The Taoiseach gave an upbeat assessment of the current situation in terms of suppressing the virus in the community.There are still concerns about the clusters of coronavirus in meat plants ..It`s been a week of reports including ifac`s Irish Farm Report 2020 in which half of Irish farmers expressed concern about the future..Theres been a modest decline in Agricultural Land Values in the first quarter of 2020 according to a survey from Sherry Fitzgerald research and we hear how Cork has fared ...Irish Farmers Journal published it`s exclusive 2020 agribusiness report in association with KPMG in which it states that a carbon neutral beef and dairy farming is achievable.Farmers Markets have resumed this week after being in lockdown since March , Farm Talk paid a visit to Mahon on Thursday..We have a virtual tour of