Five Degrees of Change

‘Solar is an area of common ground between farmers and environmentalists’ – Thomas Duffy

The latest guest on our Five Degree of Change podcast series, the vice-president of the European Council of Young Farmers, outlines his personal changes and the policy changes he would like to see, including a ban on below-cost selling of food, to support a sustainable future

Thomas Duffy, vice-president of the European Council of Young Farmers: ‘Solar energy is an area where there is common ground between farmers and environmentalists.’ Picture: Adrian Donohoe

Thomas Duffy finds himself stuck in the middle of an increasingly toxic debate between farmers and environmentalists.

Having studied sustainable agriculture and environmental management, and now working on the family farm in Cavan, Duffy has enough expertise in both agriculture and environmental science to call out simplistic narratives on both sides of the argument.

“It is a fact of social media as much as anything else that more extreme takes are often elevated on both ...