Among the roar of tractors and clip-clop of horses, precision, tradition and technology meet in rural Ireland's biggest annual gathering: the National Ploughing Championships, where horse-drawn ploughs and GPS-guided machinery offer contrasting visions of farming’s past and future. Veteran competitors preserve skills once passed down through generations, while engineers explore how "autonomous tractors" could support an ageing workforce.
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