For farmers, it may be time to think insects, pea milk and lab-grown meat

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Anne-Marie Tomchak

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m a beef farmer’s daughter who no longer eats meat. But far from feeling a smug sense of satisfaction about playing my part to help save the planet, it’s left me wondering about what’s going to become of a sector that’s been a visible part of the fabric of Irish life for so long and is now facing unprecedented disruption.

Are all the plant-based solutions being put forward as viable as we may think? And do farmers themselves hold the key to positive change?